Clipping techniques in cerebral aneurysm surgery

Acciarri, Nicola; Toniato, Giovanni; Raabe, Andreas; Lanzino, Giuseppe (2016). Clipping techniques in cerebral aneurysm surgery. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 60(1), pp. 83-94. Edizione Minerva Medica

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The history of cerebral aneurysm surgery owes a great tribute to the tenacity of pioneering neurosurgeons who designed and developed the clips used to close the aneurysms neck. However, until the beginning of the past century, surgery of complex and challenging aneurysms was impossible due to the lack of surgical microscope and commercially available sophisticated clips. The modern era of the spring clips began in the second half of last century. Until then, only malleable metal clips and other non-metallic materials were available for intracranial aneurysms. Indeed, the earliest clips were hazardous and difficult to handle. Several neurosurgeons put their effort in developing new clip models, based on their personal experience in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Finally, the introduction of the surgical microscope, together with the availability of more sophisticated clips, has allowed the treatment of complex and challenging aneurysms. However, today none of the new instruments or tools for surgical therapy of aneurysms could be used safely and effectively without keeping in mind the lessons on innovative surgical techniques provided by great neurovascular surgeons. Thanks to their legacy, we can now treat many types of aneurysms that had always been considered inoperable. In this article, we review the basic principles of surgical clipping and illustrate some more advanced techniques to be used for complex aneurysms.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery

UniBE Contributor:

Raabe, Andreas

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0390-5616

Publisher:

Edizione Minerva Medica

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nicole Söll

Date Deposited:

11 May 2016 15:13

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:54

PubMed ID:

26657306

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.80137

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/80137

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