Operative open intra-aneurysmal thrombectomy for ruptured cerebral aneurysm and peripheral ischemia associated with

Kei Harada1, Tetsu Kurokawa, Shoichi Kato

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University Hospital, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. keiharakeihara@yahoo.co.jp

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