title: Current options in clipping versus coiling of intracranial aneurysms: to clip, to coil, to wait and watch.
abstract: Treatment of intracranial aneurysms involves many factors: patient preference and demographics; aneurysm size, site, geometry, access, and intrinsics; practitioner experience and availability; facility; technology; and ancillaries. Volume counts, teamwork enhancement, and management should be individualized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. torigit@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Origitano
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy; D013525:Surgical Instruments