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Is endovascular embolization reliable as a long-term cure for ruptured cerebral aneurysms?

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boxed-textSluzewski M et al. (2005) Late rebleeding of ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with detachable coils. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26: 2542–2549

Endovascular embolization provides excellent long-term protection from rebleed in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, provided that follow-up angiography is done to identify patients in need of supplemental treatment

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