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To evaluate the safety, technical feasibility, and clinical outcomes of three distinct surgical approaches tailored to the anatomical location of vertebral and basilar artery aneurysms.

August 1, 1988Neurosurgery

Surgical Approaches to Aneurysms of the Vertebral and Basilar Arteries

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RSRobert A. SolomonNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital BSBennett M. SteinBoston University

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Clinical series reports favorable recovery following tailored surgical clipping in vertebral-basilar aneurysms, suggesting that site-specific operative approaches enable safe vascular repair.

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To evaluate the safety, technical feasibility, and clinical outcomes of three distinct surgical approaches tailored to the anatomical location of vertebral and basilar artery aneurysms.
Clinical evaluation of 44 patients undergoing microsurgical clipping for aneurysms located along the vertebral and basilar arteries.
Surgical exposures were selected according to aneurysm location: an anterior supratentorial approach, a lateral suboccipital approach, or a combined supra- and infratentorial approach along the petrous apex with sinus and tentorial section.
Targeted operative approaches enabled safe visualization and clipping of aneurysms located across all segments of the vertebrobasilar system.
Postoperative outcomes among the 44 patients included 32 patients returning to work and a normal lifestyle, 4 experiencing significant long-lasting morbidity, and 1 operative death.

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Solomon et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab38850e2fff2ec6b7f8c77 https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198808000-00013

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Clinical series reports favorable recovery following tailored surgical clipping in vertebral-basilar aneurysms, suggesting that site-specific operative approaches enable safe vascular repair.

Surgical Approaches to Aneurysms of the Vertebral and Basilar Arteries

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Surgical Approaches to Aneurysms of the Vertebral and Basilar Arteries

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