1. Stepwise stent deployment technique for tandem intracranial aneurysms: a review of 21 cases.
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Fang, Yi-Bin, Zhang, Zhao-Long, Yang, Peng-Fei, Wen, Wan-Ling, Hong, Bo, Xu, Yi, Zhao, Wen-Yuan, Huang, Qing-Hai, and Liu, Jian-Min
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INTRACRANIAL aneurysms , *SURGICAL stents , *TOMOGRAPHY , *ENDOVASCULAR surgery , *PATIENTS , *THERAPEUTICS , *CEREBRAL angiography , *COMPARATIVE studies , *COMPUTED tomography , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *RESEARCH , *SUBARACHNOID hemorrhage , *THERAPEUTIC embolization , *PILOT projects , *EVALUATION research , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Objectives: We performed this study to report our experience using a stepwise stent deployment technique for the treatment of tandem intracranial aneurysms.Methods: Patients with intracranial tandem aneurysms that were treated with a stepwise stent deployment technique between May 2009 and June 2013 were retrospectively reviewed.Results: Twenty-one patients with 42 tandem aneurysms were identified (11 men, 10 women), with a mean age of 53.7 years (range, 17-82 years). Subarachnoid haemorrhage was confirmed in 12 patients using computed tomography at onset. Complete occlusion was achieved in 20 of the aneurysms (47.6%) after the procedure, neck remnant in 9 (21.4%), and aneurysm remnant in 13 (31.0%). The perioperative complications included in-stent thrombosis in one case and vasospasm in two cases, none of which left a permanent neurological deficit. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at discharge was 0-2 in 20 cases and 3 in one case. The follow-up angiograms available for 17 patients showed complete occlusion in 26 aneurysms, improved in 4, and stable in 4. All of the patients had mRS scores of 0-1 during the clinical follow-up period.Conclusions: The stepwise stent deployment technique is feasible and helpful in the treatment of intracranial tandem aneurysms.Key Points: • Treating wide-necked intracranial aneurysms with stent-assisted coiling is preferable. • Tandem wide-necked intracranial aneurysms can be treated with a single stent. • Stepwise stent deployment is technically feasible for embolizing tandem intracranial aneurysms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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