Cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysms treated with electrolytically detachable coils

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-239

  Halbach, Van V ^a   Higashida, Randall T ^a   Dowd, Christopher F ^a   Urwin, Ross W ^a   Balousek, Peter A ^a   Lempert, Todd E ^a   Hieshima, Grant B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous aneurysm; Cavernous sinus; Electrolytically detachable coils; Embolization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975478816     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199712000-00003     Document Type: Article

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