Intracranial aneurysms. Guglielmi electrothrombotic coils.
It is estimated that approximately 2% of the entire population harbors an intracranial aneurysm; most of these patients, however, will never become symptomatic. The incidence of aneurysmal rupture as a cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage is 10 per 100,000 per year. The primary purpose of treatment for ruptured aneurysms is to prevent the often fatal rebleeding.
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University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome