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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Published on: August 11, 2015
The Outcome after Surgical Management of Ruptured Versus Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
George Fotakopoulos1, Charalabos Gatos1, Grigorios Christodoulidis2
1Department of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Objectives:
The present article aimed to review the safety and the clinical and radiological outcomes of clipped ruptured and unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms.
Materials And Methods:
The study investigated the relative articles involving the outcome after surgical management of ruptures versus unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms through electronic databases from January 1980 to January 2023. The primary outcomes were mortality and modified Rankin scale (mRS) >3.
Results:
Information on mRS >3 was found in six articles totalizing 2096 patients, of whom 130 subjects had ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. Data about mortality was provided by eight studies totalizing 2454 participants, of whom 140 subjects had ruptured and unruptured aneurysms.
Conclusions:
The current meta-analysis indicates that surgical clipping is a safe procedure for both ruptured and unruptured aneurysms of anterior circulation.
