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Endovascular Management of a Traumatic Basilar Tip Aneurysm following Endoscopic Ventriculostomy in a Child
R K Lenthall1, G Cinalli, G Rodesch
1National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; London - pierrelasjaunias@compuserve.com.
Abstract
Summary:
We report the case of four year nine month old girl that presented a basilar tip iatrogenic arterial aneurysm following ventriculostomy. Despite being a false aneurysm the lesion was successfully coiled two years later.
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