In this issue, Szmuda and coworkers present a series of internal carotid artery (ICA) (only) aneurysms, all treated with open surgery, in which there is no material difference in morbidity and mortality figures between routine small aneurysms and giant aneurysms. This finding is in contradistinction to previous surgical reports and accepted surgical teachings, and this variance merits our further consideration here.
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