Arterial reconstruction by direct surgical clipping of a basilar artery dissecting aneurysm after failed vertebral artery occlusion: technical case report and literature review.

Objective And Importance: Dissecting aneurysms of the basilar artery are rare lesions with significant morbidity and mortality. Their management is controversial and often difficult. Although the rebleeding rate is high, clip reconstruction carries prohibitive risk because of the damage to the parent vessel induced by the dissection and the lack of tissue to gather.

Cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit studies in rheumatology: a review of the literature, 2001-2002.

Economic analyses of prevention and treatment interventions in rheumatology are potentially powerful tools for evaluating many complex decisions facing clinical and public policy makers. Cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit analyses allow for the assessment of the trade-offs between expended resources and expected health benefits. This review describes 12 cost-effectiveness analyses done in the past year.