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- Fig 1.
Surgical construction of lingual bifurcation aneurysms. 1, Normal anatomy; 2, surgical technique; 3, final result. a, lingual artery; b, external carotid artery; c, lingual nerve; d, venous pouch; e, stay sutures; f, arteriotomy; g, running 7.0 Prolene suture; h, hemostatic clip.
- Fig 2.
Angiographic evolution after embolization. Carotid angiograms performed before 1), immediately after 2), and 3 months after 3) coil embolization of lingual bifurcation aneurysms, showing no recurrence.
- Fig 3.
Macroscopic photography of aneurysms 3 months after embolization. 1, Side view; 2, view of the neck; 3, transverse section through the aneurysm. a, fundus; b, lingual nerve; c, coil inside the aneurysm; d, neck; e, carotid artery; f, lingual artery; g, aneurysm wall; h, coils.
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Angiographic and neointimal scores of lingual aneurysms treated with platinum coils
Aneurysms 1L 2R 3L 3R 4L 4R 5L 5R 6L 6R 7L Median Day 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 weeks 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 months 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Neointima 2 3 4 3 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 Note.—No significative difference between day 0 and 3 months; P=.713 by a Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Mean aneurysms size, 132.13 ± 113.23 mm3. Mean packing density, 0.33 ± 0.19.
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