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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Published on: August 11, 2015
Surgical strategies for aneurysms deemed unclippable and uncoilable
N McLaughlin1, N Gonzalez, N A Martin
1Department of Neurosurgery, David-Geffen School of Medicine, Ronald-Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757, Westwood Plaza, Suite 6236, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7436, USA.
Abstract:
Although most cerebral aneurysms can nowadays be successfully treated either by standard clipping or sole coiling, a subset of aneurysms may not be amenable to standard clipping or coiling and require alternative treatment options. Surgical options, other than clipping and/or endovascular options other than sole coiling, may be the optimal treatment plan for some complex aneurysms. Surgical strategies for such complex aneurysms include parent artery occlusion, revascularization procedures and flow redirection. In this article, we review which factors are predictive of failure of conventional aneurysm treatment options; summarize key information needed to orient treatment decision; and discuss surgical options for unclippable and uncoilable aneurysms.
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