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The Mini Supra-orbital Approach for Cerebral Aneurysm of the Anterior Portion of the Circle of Willis

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Lévêque, S., Derrey, S., Castel, H., Proust, F. (2014). The Mini Supra-orbital Approach for Cerebral Aneurysm of the Anterior Portion of the Circle of Willis. In: Tsukahara, T., Esposito, G., Steiger, HJ., Rinkel, G., Regli, L. (eds) Trends in Neurovascular Interventions. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 119. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02411-0_3

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