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Aneurysms of the vertebral artery

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Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery

Abstract

The history of surgical treatment of aneurysms in the posterior circulation is much shorter than that in the anterior circulation, probably because of the later development of routine vertebral angiography and the prognostic uncertainty due to their rarity (1). Besides, the intimate involvement of vertebral or basilar arteries with the brain stem and cranial nerves as well as the hidden midline position or other unfavorable locations of these aneurysms have made surgeries more technically demanding and neurosurgeons reluctant to operate on them.

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