Comparative study between minimally invasive supraorbital craniotomy and pterional craniotomy for treating anterior circulation cerebral aneurysms in a low-resource setting

Abstract The challenges encountered in performing minimally invasive approaches, such as supraorbital minicraniotomy (SOMC), in services without adequate equipment are rarely reported in the literature. This study analyzes the viability of SOMC in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, using exactly t...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Brandão Fonseca, Alyne Oliveira Correia, Raysa Siqueira Vieira, José Erivaldo Fonseca dos Santos, Heverty Rocha Alves-Neto, Anajara Ferraz da Silva Vieira, Diego Ramon Ferreira Belém, Marcos Tobias-Machado, Claudio Henrique Fernandes Vidal, Jaques Waisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85115-7