The current surgical management of intracranial aneurysms

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-231

  Washington, C W ^a   Vellimana, A K ^a   Zipfel, G J ^a   Dacey, R G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracranial aneurysm; Microsurgery; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM CLIP; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM RUPTURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 82955161665     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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