Abstract
Posterior circulation aneurysms are less commonly encountered and surgical access is less straightforward. The timing of surgery for these uncommon lesions has not been discussed. This report concerns our recent experience with early management of ruptured posterior circulation aneurysms.
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Nemoto, S., Drake, C.G., Peerless, S.J., Ferguson, G.G. (1988). Acute Surgery for Ruptured Posterior Circulation Aneurysms. In: Suzuki, J. (eds) Advances in Surgery for Cerebral Stroke. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68314-8_119
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