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Vertebrobasilar artery dissections: current practice
R Boet, HT Wong, SCH Yu, WS Poon
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince
of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Nine patients with vertebrobasilar artery dissections
who presented with neurological symptoms or subarachnoid haemorrhage
were identified and treated in the Neurosurgical Unit at the Prince
of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong. An account of these patients is
given and their treatment described. This paper further reviews
selected literature to outline the concepts and appropriate management
of vertebrobasilar artery dissections.
Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:33-8
Key words: Aneurysm, dissecting; Basilar artery;
Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vertebral artery
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