1 Introduction to Intracranial Aneurysms --;1.1 Introduction --;1.2 History --;1.3 Aetiology of Intracranial Aneurysms --;1.4 Morbid Anatomy: Macroscopic and Microscopic Appearances --;1.5 Natural History --;References --;2 Symptomatology --;2.1 Introduction --;2.2 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage --;2.3 Complications of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage --;2.4 Symptomatology of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms --;2.5 Anterior Cerebral Circulation Aneurysms --;2.6 Posterior Cerebral Circulation Aneurysms --;References --;3 Imaging for Intracranial Aneurysms --;3.1 Introduction --;3.2 Detection of Bleeding Due to Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture --;3.3 Detection of Intracranial Aneurysms Acutely After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage --;3.4 Imaging for Symptomatic Unruptured and Asymptomatic Aneurysms --;3.5 Imaging for Endovascular Treatment --;References --;4 Endovascular Treatments --;4.1 Development of Treatments --;4.2 Treatment Types --;References --;5 Treatment by Endosaccular Packing with the Guglielmi Detachable Coil --;5.1 Introduction --;5.2 Electrothrombosis and the Electrolytic Process --;5.3 The Guglielmi Detachable Coil --;5.4 Techniques of Coil Embolisation --;5.5 Delayed Complications and Their Management --;References --;6 Coil Embolisation of Saccular Aneurysms at Specific Sites --;6.1 Introduction --;6.2 Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms --;6.3 Aneurysms of the Anterior Cerebral Arteries --;6.4 Aneurysms of the Middle Cerebral Arteries --;6.5 Aneurysms of the Posterior Circulation --;6.6 Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms --;6.7 Basilar Termination Aneurysms --;6.8 Basilar Trunk Aneurysms --;6.9 Vertebral Artery/Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms --;References --;7 Results of Endovascular Treatment --;7.1 Introduction --;7.2 Results of Endovascular Treatment of Parent Artery Occlusion --;7.3 Results of Endovascular Treatment by Endosaccular Packing --;7.4 Conclusions --;References --;8 Future Developments --;8.1 Current Development of the GDC Technique --;8.2 Alternative and Combination Methods of Endosaccular Embolisation --;8.3 Future Developments --;References.
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A comprehensive review of current endovascular techniques for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, this is a practical manual for those practicing, or intending to practice, this rapidly expanding branch of minimally invasive surgery.