Does Age Affects the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms? A 2-Year Retrospective Study from a Single Center in Japan
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Shyam Duvuru; Yasuhiro Yamada; Treepob Sae-Ngow; Tsukasa Kawase; Yoko Kato; Riki Tanaka
- Source
- Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
- Subject
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Surgical clipping
Retrospective cohort study
unruptured cerebral aneurysms
General Medicine
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Single Center
Outcome (game theory)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Age
Treatment modality
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Elderly population
Life expectancy
outcome
Medicine
In patient
Original Article
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2248-9614
1793-5482
Background: The management of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCA) in elderly population is a challenge. With a very high life expectancy and high risk of rupture in Japan, the need for identifying the best treatment modality is essential to help the patients in decision-making. Methods: This was a 2-year single-center retrospective comparative analysis of the outcomes of surgical clipping (SC) in patients aged above 75 and