title: [Surgical treatment of unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms].
abstract: Thirty four surgical cases of unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms are presented. There was a male prevalence. 83% of aneurysms was small (< 10 mm). There was a low morbidity related to the surgical treatment. We advise the surgical treatment of unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms as first choice to patients with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos Mendes
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Faleiro
authors.forename: Newton José Godoy
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Rodrigo Moreira
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Faleiro
authors.forename: Rodrigo Antônio
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Augusto César
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Esmeraldo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009017:Morbidity; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies