Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment of patients with giant intracranial aneurysms

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1085-1088

  Qi, Wei ^a   Wang, Shuo ^a   Zhao, Yuan Li ^a   Yang, Hai Bo ^a   Zhao, Ji Zong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Giant aneurysms; Intraoperative angiography; Microsurgery; Neuroendoscope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 51149091640     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200806020-00009     Document Type: Article

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