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Endovascular Reconstruction for Treatment of Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: Long-Term Outcomes

X. Wu, Y. Xu, B. Hong, W.-Y. Zhao, Q.-H. Huang and J.-M. Liu
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2013, 34 (3) 583-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3248
X. Wu
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Y. Xu
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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B. Hong
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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W.-Y. Zhao
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Q.-H. Huang
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J.-M. Liu
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