Ruptured, dissecting posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: Endovascular treatment without parent vessel occlusion

Neuroradiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-320

  Cellerini, Martino ^a,d   Mangiafico, Salvatore ^a   Ammannati, Franco ^a   Ambrosanio, Gennaro ^b   Muto, Mario ^b   Galasso, Luigi ^c   Mennonna, Pasquale ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c S Luca Hospital   (Italy)

^d Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissection aneurysms; Endovascular therapy; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ANGIOPLASTY; CEREBELLUM; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 41149138264     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0333-y     Document Type: Article

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