The excellent series of special reports on controversies in neuroradiology included that of
Bryan, Rigamonti, and Mathis on the treatment of acutely ruptured cerebral aneurysms (1) …

The human studies analyze the histologic findings in three patients with cerebral aneurysms.
Shimizu et al (page 546) report the histologic changes in a GDC-treated aneurysm in a 49 …

The article by Cekirge et al in this issue of the AJNR (1) is another chapter in the growing
use and recognition of coils as an endovascular method to treat cerebral aneurysms. In this …

In 1937, Dandy performed the first successful, planned clipping of an aneurysm using a
vascular clip designed by Harvey Cushing (1). Since that time, advancements in …

Since the introduction of the Gugliemli detachable coils (GDCs) in clinical research trials in
1991, over 40,000 patients worldwide with cerebral aneurysms have been treated with the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The long-term durability of Guglielmi detachable coil
(GDC) embolization of cerebral aneurysms is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to …

We present gross pathologic autopsy findings of a patient who was treated for two
aneurysms with Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs), and who died 33 months after the …

BACKGROUND: Matrix coils are based on Gugliemi detachable coils (GDC) but are covered
with polyglycolic/polylactic acid. We present our experience regarding the immediate …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aneurysm embolization using Guglielmi detachable coils
(GDC) is gaining increasing acceptance as a viable alternative to surgery in the treatment of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recently, we experienced several technical problems that
were directly related to new designs of Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs). We herein …