Endovascular therapy for intracranial aneurysms: a historical and present status review.
Beginning in the 1960s, neurosurgeons and radiologists have made attempts to treat intracranial aneurysms using nonclip techniques. The evolution of such therapy has included acrylics, metallic particles, balloons, electric current, and nondetachable and detachable coils. This article will chronologically review these various techniques and the papers that reported their results so that the reader can understand how endovascular therapy developed and the position it currently holds in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.
Horowitz
Michael B
MB
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA.
Levy
Elad
E
Kassam
Amin
A
Purdy
Phillip D
PD
D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*