Beneficial remodeling of small saccular intracranial aneurysms after staged stent only treatment: a case series.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 23(1): 80-5, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We evaluated the effect of stent alone treatment for small intracranial aneurysms that were not amenable to coil embolization without prior stent reconstruction.METHODS:
This case series was conducted in the neurosurgical service at a tertiary care hospital in Denver, Colorado. Nine patients were electively treated for intracranial aneurysms. All patients had a single low porosity stent reconstruction device placed across the neck of a small intracranial aneurysm. The main outcome measures were changes in aneurysm size and parent vessel morphology during follow-up.RESULTS:
Nine patients underwent stent alone treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The mean follow-up period was 9.6 months (range 6-17 months). There were no cases of periprocedural morbidity or aneurysm rupture during follow-up. All aneurysms decreased in size, and 3 of 9 aneurysms were gone at follow-up. In addition, at follow-up all parent vessels demonstrated straightening about the aneurysm site.CONCLUSIONS:
Beneficial remodeling with a decrease in the size of small intracranial aneurysms may be seen after treatment with a single stent alone, particularly if the aneurysm arises at an arterial bend or bifurcation. This phenomenon may be related to a degree of straightening of the parent artery, improving hemodynamic conditions about the aneurysm site.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Stents
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Aneurisma Intracraneal
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Aneurisma
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Año:
2014
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Article