Clipping (medicine)

Clipping is a surgical procedure performed to treat an aneurysm.

Surgical clipping was introduced by Walter Dandy of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1937.

It consists of performing a craniotomy, exposing the aneurysm, and closing the base of the aneurysm with a clip chosen specifically for the site.

The surgical technique has been modified and improved over the years.

Surgical clipping has a lower rate of aneurysm recurrence after treatment.