Combined Endovascular Embolization and Far Lateral Craniectomy for Microsurgical Trapping and Resection of Giant Thrombosed Vertebrobasilar Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Vincent N Nguyen^{1

2}, Mustafa Motiwala¹, Daniel A Hoit^{1

3}, L Madison Michael 2nd^{1

3}, Adam S Arthur^{1

3}, Nickalus R Khan^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis , Tennessee , USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles , California , USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Semmes Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute, Memphis , Tennessee , USA.

Vincent N Nguyen et al. Oper Neurosurg. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 1;26(3):354-355.

doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000960. Epub 2023 Oct 19.

Vincent N Nguyen^{1

2}, Mustafa Motiwala¹, Daniel A Hoit^{1

3}, L Madison Michael 2nd^{1

3}, Adam S Arthur^{1

3}, Nickalus R Khan^{1

3}

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis , Tennessee , USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles , California , USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Semmes Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute, Memphis , Tennessee , USA.

No abstract available

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