Stent-assisted detachable coil embolization of wide-necked renal artery aneurysms

Renal artery aneurysms (RAAs) are rare with an estimated incidence of 0.1% in the general population, and they represent approximately 25% of all visceral aneurysms. The gold standard of treatment is open surgery, but it is associated with a high risk of nephrectomy, mortality, and morbidity. Less i...

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Main Authors: Umberto Marcello Bracale, Donatella Narese, Ilaria Ficarelli, Mario De Laurentis, Flavia Spalla, Ettore Dinoto, Gaetano Vitale, Domenico Solari, Guido Bajardi, Felice Pecoraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2017-01-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/stent-assisted-detachable-coil-embolization-of-wid/55374