Retrospective review of 290 small carotid cave aneurysms over 17 years
OBJECTIVE The carotid cave is a unique intradural region located along the medial aspect of the internal carotid artery. Small carotid cave aneurysms confined within this space are bound by the carotid sulcus of the sphenoid bone and are thought to have a low risk of rupture or growth. However, ther...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of neurosurgery 2020-11, Vol.133 (5), p.1473-1477 |
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Zusammenfassung: | OBJECTIVE The carotid cave is a unique intradural region located along the medial aspect of the internal carotid artery. Small carotid cave aneurysms confined within this space are bound by the carotid sulcus of the sphenoid bone and are thought to have a low risk of rupture or growth. However, there is a lack of data on the natural history of this subset of aneurysms.
METHODS The authors present a retrospective case series of 290 small ( |
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ISSN: | 0022-3085 1933-0693 1933-0693 |
DOI: | 10.3171/2019.7.JNS191471 |