World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 2-10 , January 2010

Coil-based endovascular treatment of single-hole cerebral arteriovenous fistulae: experiences in 11 patients

  • Sung Won Youn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul 136-705, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 920 5657; fax: +82 2 929 3796.
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  • Moon Hee Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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  • Bae Ju Kwon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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  • Hyun-Seung Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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  • Hyuk Won Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Daegu 700-712, South Korea
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  • Bum-Soo Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Catholic University Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul 505, South Korea

Received 11 February 2009 ,Accepted 4 June 2009.

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PII: S0090-3019(09)00511-4

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.001

World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 2-10 , January 2010

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