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This narrative review synthesizes contemporary evidence on microsurgical clipping for cerebral aneurysms, evaluating intraoperative adjunctive technologies, location-specific surgical strategies, clinical outcomes, and emerging future directions. A structured literature search was conducted across PubMed\/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2025. Following systematic deduplication and eligibility screening, 55 studies were included in a thematic narrative synthesis. Microsurgical clipping achieves complete aneurysm occlusion in 95 to 99% of cases, with durable long-term results and low retreatment rates. Intraoperative adjuncts, particularly indocyanine green videoangiography and robotic-assisted platforms, have demonstrably reduced ischemic complications. Endovascular coiling offers comparable procedural safety for small-necked aneurysms and facilitates faster short-term recovery; however, recanalization affects a significant proportion of large or wide-necked lesions. Treatment selection is primarily determined by aneurysm morphology, anatomical location, patient comorbidities, and institutional expertise rather than rigid algorithmic criteria. Augmented reality navigation and artificial intelligence-assisted clip positioning represent the most promising emerging technologies for surgical precision and resident training. Microsurgical clipping remains the definitive treatment for intracranial aneurysms requiring long-term occlusion security. 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