Intraoperative angiography should be standard in cerebral aneurysm surgery.

Abstract

Intraoperative angiography (IOA) has proven to be a safe and effective adjunct to surgical repair of cerebral aneurysms. Substantial practice variation exists regarding use of this modality in different centers, including use of IOA routinely, selectively, or rarely. In this editorial, we discuss our experience and review the existing literature to develop an argument for routine use of IOA during cerebral aneurysm surgery.

• Authors: Jonathan A Friedman, Ravi Kumar
• Journal: BMC surgery (BMC Surg) Vol. 9 Pg. 7 (Apr 30 2009) ISSN: 1471-2482 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 19405979 (Publication Type: Editorial)

Topics

• Cerebral Angiography (methods)
• Humans
• Intracranial Aneurysm (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Monitoring, Intraoperative (methods)
• Reproducibility of Results
• Vascular Surgical Procedures (methods)