Crouse Neuroscience Institute 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms Eric M Deshaies1,2, Mark R Villwock1, Amit Singla3, Gentian Toshkezi4, David J Padalino1 1Neurovascular and Stroke Center, Crouse Neuroscience Institute, 2Department of Biology, Syracuse University, 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, 4Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University Minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy for aneurysm clipping has afforded our patients with a shorter hospital stay at a lower cost compared to the national average.