The natural history and treatment options for unruptured intracranial aneurysms

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Loewenstein, Joshua E ^a   Gayle, Shaneze C ^a   Duffis, E Jesus ^a   Prestigiacomo, Charles J ^a   Gandhi, Chirag D ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COIL EMBOLIZATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNRUPTURED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 84866149125     PISSN: 20902824     EISSN: 20902832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/898052     Document Type: Review

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