Proximal occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery for anterior communicating aneurysm.
Results of proximal anterior cerebral artery occlusion are described in 68 patients with anterior communicating artery aneurysms. The procedure is found useful in the treatment of these aneurysms because of its technical simplicity and the low rates of mortality and morbidity achieved.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery