Open AccessSURGICALLY TREATED ANEURYSMS PREVIOUSLY COILED
Author(s) -
Erol Veznedaroglu,
Ronald P. Benitez,
Robert H. Rosenwasser
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/01.neu.0000333817.87401.74
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , surgery
Intravascular coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms has proved to be a safe and effective treatment in certain patient groups; however, this treatment is relatively new, and the long-term outcomes are unknown. One of the known complications is refilling of the aneurysm dome, which is seen in follow-up studies. This patient population poses unique technical difficulties for the neurosurgeon. We present a series of 18 patients who underwent surgery for residual aneurysms after coil remobilization.