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Inci S, Karakaya D. Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Giant Aneurysms: Experience with 6 Cases and Literature Review. World Neurosurg 2023; 171:e336-e348. [PMID: 36513298 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Surgical treatment of insufficiently embolized (coiled) or recurrent giant aneurysms has not been well established in the literature. The aim of this study is to bring up the surgical difficulties of these rare aneurysms and to offer solutions. METHODS A database was queried for giant aneurysms that had been previously embolized and subsequently required surgical treatment. We only found 29 aneurysms in the literature and here, we report 6 more surgical cases with patient characteristics, radiological studies, applied surgical techniques, and outcomes which were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Four females and 2 males, with a mean age of 45.6 years took part in the study. The most common aneurysm location was the middle cerebral artery. While 5 aneurysms were successfully clipped, 1 was excised and the neck was closed with micro sutures. The coils were compulsorily removed in 3 patients. Postoperative digital subtraction angiography confirmed total occlusion of the aneurysms in all cases. Overall morbidity was 16.6%. There was no mortality. No recurrence was observed in the angiographic follow-up (mean 22.6 months, range 7-47 months). The literature review also determined that 97.1% of 35 previously coiled giant aneurysms (including ours) were occluded using various surgical techniques, with 82.8% good outcome. CONCLUSIONS Surgical clipping is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of insufficiently embolized or recurrent giant aneurysms after coiling. If possible, the coils should not be removed. However, if safe clipping is not possible due to the coils, the removal of the coils should not be avoided.
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- Servet Inci
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zheng Y, Zheng L, Sun Y, Lin D, Wang B, Sun Q, Bian L. Surgical Clipping of Previously Coiled Recurrent Intracranial Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience. Front Neurol 2021; 12:680375. [PMID: 34621232 PMCID: PMC8490643 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.680375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective: This study reviews our experiences in surgical clipping of previously coiled aneurysms, emphasizing on recurrence mechanism of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) and surgical techniques for different types of recurrent IAs. Method: We performed a retrospective study on 12 patients who underwent surgical clipping of aneurysms following endovascular treatment between January 2010 and October 2020. The indications for surgery, surgical techniques, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Result: Twelve patients with previously coiled IAs were treated with clipping in this study, including nine females and three males. The reasons for the patients having clipping were as follows: early surgery (treatment failure in two patients, postoperative early rebleeding in one patient, and intraprocedural aneurysm rupture during embolization in one patient) and late surgery (aneurysm recurrence in five patients, SAH in one, mass effect in one, and aneurysm regrowth in one). All aneurysms were clipped directly, and coil removal was performed in four patients. One patient died (surgical mortality, 8.3%), 1 patient (8.3%) experienced permanent neurological morbidity, and the remaining 10 patients (83.4%) had good outcomes. Based on our clinical data and previous studies, we classified the recurrence mechanism of IAs into coil compaction, regrowth, coil migration, and coil loosening. Then, we elaborated the specific surgical planning and timing of surgery depending on the recurrence type of IAs. Conclusion: Surgical clipping can be a safe and effective treatment strategy for the management of recurrent coiled IAs, with acceptable morbidity and mortality in properly selected cases. Our classification of recurrent coiled aneurysms into four types helps to assess the optimal surgical approach and the associated risks in managing them.
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- Yongtao Zheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Perin A, Gambatesa E, Galbiati TF, Fanizzi C, Carone G, Rui CB, Ayadi R, Saladino A, Mattei L, Legninda Sop FY, Caggiano C, Prada FU, Acerbi F, Ferroli P, Meling TR, DiMeco F. The "STARS-CASCADE" Study: Virtual Reality Simulation as a New Training Approach in Vascular Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg 2021; 154:e130-e146. [PMID: 34284158 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Surgical clipping has become a relatively rare procedure in comparison to endovascular exclusion of cerebral aneurysms. Consequently, there is a declining number of cases where young neurosurgeons can practice clipping. For this reason, we investigated the application of a new 3-dimensional (3D) simulation and rehearsal device, Surgical Theater, in vascular neurosurgery. METHODS We analyzed data of 20 patients who underwent surgical aneurysm clipping. In 10 cases, Surgical Theater was used to perform the preoperative 3D planning (CASCADE group), while traditional imaging was used in the other cases (control group). Preoperative 3D simulation was performed by 4 expert and 3 junior neurosurgeons (1 fellow, 2 residents). During postoperative debriefings, expert surgeons explained the different aspects of the operation to their younger colleagues in an interactive way using the simulator. Questionnaires were given to the surgeons to get qualitative feedback about the simulator, and the junior surgeons' performance at simulator was also analyzed. RESULTS There were no differences in surgery outcomes, complications, and surgical duration (P > 0.05) between the 2 groups. Senior neurosurgeons performed similarly when operating at the simulator as compared with in the operating room, while junior neurosurgeons improved their performance at the simulator after the debriefing session (P < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Surgical Theater proved to be realistic in replicating vascular neurosurgery scenarios for rehearsal and simulation purposes. Moreover, it was shown to be useful for didactic purposes, allowing young neurosurgeons to take full advantage and learn from senior colleagues to become familiar with this demanding neurosurgical subspecialty.
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- Alessandro Perin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy
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- Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; EANS Training Committee, Sint Martens Latem, Belgium; Neurosurgery Department, Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; Besta NeuroSim Center, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Nazionale "C. Besta", Milan, Italy; EANS Training Committee, Sint Martens Latem, Belgium; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Pirayesh A, Ota N, Noda K, Petrakakis I, Kamiyama H, Tokuda S, Tanikawa R. Microsurgery of residual or recurrent complex intracranial aneurysms after coil embolization - a quest for the ultimate therapy. Neurosurg Rev 2020; 44:1031-1051. [PMID: 32212048 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01290-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The long-term stability of coil embolization (CE) of complex intracranial aneurysms (CIAs) is fraught with high rates of recanalization. Surgery of precoiled CIAs, however, deviates from a common straightforward procedure, demanding sophisticated strategies. To shed light on the scope and limitations of microsurgical re-treatment, we present our experiences with precoiled CIAs. We retrospectively analysed a consecutive series of 12 patients with precoiled CIAs treated microsurgically over a 5-year period, and provide a critical juxtaposition with the literature. Five aneurysms were located in the posterior circulation, 8 were large-giant sized, 5 were calcified/thrombosed. One presented as a dissecting-fusiform aneurysm, 9 ranked among wide neck aneurysms. Eight lesions were excluded by neck clipping (5 necessitating coil extraction); 1 requiring adjunct CE. The dissecting-fusiform aneurysm was resected with reconstruction of the parent artery using a radial artery graft. Three lesions were treated with flow alteration (parent artery occlusion under bypass protection). Mean interval coiling-surgery was 4.6 years (range 0.5-12 years). Overall, 10 aneurysms were successfully excluded; 2 lesions treated with flow alteration displayed partial thrombosis, progressing over time. Outcome was good in 8 and poor in 4 patients (2 experiencing delayed neurological morbidity), and mean follow-up was 24.3 months. No mortality was encountered. Microsurgery as a last resort for precoiled CIAs can provide-in a majority of cases-a definitive therapy with good outcome. Since repeat coiling increases the complexity of later surgical treatment, we recommend for this subgroup of aneurysms a critical evaluation of CE as an option for re-treatment.
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- Ariyan Pirayesh
- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery - Stroke Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, 3-1 Higashi 1, Kita 33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 065-0033, Japan
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Roy AK, Philipp LR, Howard BM, Cawley CM, Grossberg JA, Barrow DL. Microsurgical Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms After Previous Endovascular Therapy: Single-Center Series and Systematic Review. World Neurosurg 2019; 123:e103-e115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nisson PL, Meybodi AT, Roussas A, James W, Berger GK, Benet A, Lawton MT. Surgical Clipping of Previously Ruptured, Coiled Aneurysms: Outcome Assessment in 53 Patients. World Neurosurg 2018; 120:e203-e211. [PMID: 30144619 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occasionally, previously coiled aneurysms will require secondary treatment with surgical clipping, representing a more complicated aneurysm to treat than the naïve aneurysm. Patients who initially presented with a ruptured aneurysm may pose an even riskier group to treat than those with unruptured previously coiled aneurysms, given their potentially higher risk for rerupture. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of patients who undergo microsurgical clipping of ruptured previously coiled cerebral aneurysms. In addition, we present a thorough review of the literature. METHODS A total of 53 patients from a single institution who initially presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage and underwent surgical clipping of a previously coiled aneurysm between December 1997 and December 2014 were studied. Clinical features, hospital course, and preoperative and most recent functional status (Glasgow Outcome Scale score) were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS The mean time interval from coiling to clipping was 2.6 years, and mean follow-up was 5.5 years (range, 0.1-14.7 years). Five patients (9.8%) presented with rebleed prior to clipping. Most patients (79.3%, 42/53) experienced good neurologic outcomes. Most showed no change (81%, 43/53) or improvement (13%, 7/53) in functional status after microsurgical clipping. One patient (2%) deteriorated clinically, and there were 2 mortalities (4%). CONCLUSIONS Microsurgical clipping of previously ruptured, coiled aneurysms is a promising treatment method with favorable clinical outcomes.
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- Peyton L Nisson
- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Banner-University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- College of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Piazza M, Nayak N, Ali Z, Heuer G, Sanborn M, Stein S, Schuster J, Grady MS, Malhotra NR. Trends in Resident Operative Teaching Opportunities for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms. World Neurosurg 2017; 103:194-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang HW, Sun ZH, Wu C, Xue Z, Yu XG. Surgical management of recurrent aneurysms after coiling treatment. Br J Neurosurg 2016; 31:96-100. [PMID: 27596271 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1226255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Aneurysms that recur after coiling treatment are difficult to manage. The microsurgical technique in these cases differs significantly from that in regular aneurysm clipping. We present our experience in surgical management of aneurysms that recurred more than 1 month after coiling in a series of 19 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2014, 1437 patients were treated surgically for intracranial aneurysms in our institution. We performed a retrospective review of the clinical records, operation videos, and cerebral angiograms. We focused on patients in whom the initial aneurysm was treated by coiling, but the results were incomplete or the aneurysm recurred. RESULTS Nineteen patients underwent surgical clipping for recurrent aneurysm more than 1 month after initial coiling treatment. The sex ratio (male:female) was 0.9, and the average age was 51.3 years (range 35-72 years). One aneurysm was classified as giant (≥ 25 mm), two as large (10-25 mm), and 18 as small (≤ 10 mm). A good outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale 4 or 5) was observed in 16 of 19 patients (84.2%). CONCLUSION Microsurgical clipping can be safe and effective in the management of previously coiled residual and recurrent aneurysms.
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- Hua-Wei Wang
- a Department of Neurosurgery , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Neurosurgery , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Neurosurgery , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Neurosurgery , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Neurosurgery , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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Shi L, Yuan Y, Guo Y, Yu J. Intracranial post-embolization residual or recurrent aneurysms: Current management using surgical clipping. Interv Neuroradiol 2016; 22:413-9. [PMID: 27177873 DOI: 10.1177/1591019916647193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Post-embolization residual or recurrent aneurysms (PERRAs) are not rare in patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by embolization. Their occurrence is mainly associated with an increased amount of interventional therapy. Repeated interventional embolization can be applied in some patients with PERRAs, whereas surgical clipping is preferred in other cases that are not suitable for repeated interventional embolization due to the difficulties inherent to this operation. The surgical clipping of PERRAs is very complicated and difficult to perform, and relevant reports are rare. This study offers a review of PERRA treatment using surgical clipping. Retrospective studies have shown that PERRAs are common aneurysms of the anterior and posterior communicating arteries. According to the recurrent characteristics of PERRAs, it is reasonable to categorize PERRAs into three types: type I-coils are compressed, and no embolic material fills the neck of the aneurysm; type II-coils are migrated, and very few coils fill the neck of the aneurysm or the parent artery; and type III-coils are migrated, and multiple coils fill the neck of the aneurysm or the parent artery. Direct clipping can be applied to types I and II PERRAs, whereas trapping, wrapping, or auxiliary revascularization is required in type III PERRAs. Most coils do not require removal unless they interfere with clipping. However, it is necessary to avoid damaging the surrounding adhesive tissue during coil removal. Satisfactory therapeutic outcomes can be achieved by selecting appropriate PERRA cases in which to perform surgical clipping.
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- Lei Shi
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, P.R. China
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Endovascular versus operative treatment of cerebral aneurysms: a comparison of results from a low-volume neurosurgical centre. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2015; 128:354-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00508-015-0908-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Al-Schameri AR, Lunzer M, Daller C, Kral M, Killer M. Middle cerebral artery aneurysm surgery after stent misplacement: A case report. Interv Neuroradiol 2015; 22:49-52. [PMID: 26590180 DOI: 10.1177/1591019915617313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Stent misplacement during endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms can cause challenges and be problematic, if clipping becomes necessary. This article reports on a 56-year-old woman with an unruptured, multi-lobulated MCA aneurysm, whom primarily refused surgery; therefore, she was scheduled for stent-assisted coiling. After successful deployment of the stent, it unfortunately then became snagged by the microcatheter and was pulled backwards. The subsequent surgical procedure (i.e. clipping of the MCA aneurysm) was challenging, due to the position of the dislodged stent. Such as misplacement of the stent is rarely documented: It resulted in the difficult handling of a MCA aneurysm. Aneurysms of the MCA should primarily be considered for surgical clipping. In conclusion, an increased risk for eventual surgery should be considered, in cases where endovascular treatments with stents are performed.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Research Institute of Neurointervention, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Safety and efficacy of microsurgical treatment of previously coiled aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:1623-32. [PMID: 26166207 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2500-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND We conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the safety and efficacy of surgical treatment of previously coiled aneurysms. METHODS A comprehensive review of the literature for studies on surgical treatment of previously coiled aneurysms was conducted. For each study, the following data were extracted: patient demographics, initial clinical status, location and size of aneurysms, time interval between initial/last endovascular procedure and surgery, surgical indications, and microsurgical technique. We performed subgroup analyses to compare direct clipping versus coil removal and clipping versus parent vessel occlusion, early (<4 weeks post-coiling) versus late surgery and anterior versus posterior circulation. RESULTS Twenty-six studies with 466 patients and 471 intracranial aneurysms were included. All of the studies were retrospective and non-comparative case-series. Patients undergoing direct clipping had lower perioperative morbidity (5.0 %, 95 % CI = 2.6-7.4 %) when compared to those undergoing coil removal and clipping (11.1 %, 95 % CI = 5.3-17.0 %) or parent vessel occlusion (13.1 %, 95 % CI = 4.6-21.6 %) (p = 0.05). Patients receiving early surgery (<4 weeks post-coiling) had significantly lower rates of good neurological outcome (77.1 %, 95 % CI = 69.3-84.8 %) when compared to those undergoing late surgery (92.1 %, 95 % CI = 89.0-95.2 %) (p < 0.01). There were higher rates of long-term neurological morbidity in the posterior circulation group (23.1 vs. 4.7 %, p < 0.01) as well as long-term neurological mortality (4.4 vs. 2.8 %, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis suggests that surgical treatment is safe and effective. Our data indicate that aneurysms that are amenable to direct clipping have superior outcomes. Late surgery was also associated with better clinical outcomes. Surgery of recurrent posterior circulation aneurysms was associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Given the characteristics of the included studies, the quality of evidence of this meta-analysis is limited.
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Arnaout OM, El Ahmadieh TY, Zammar SG, El Tecle NE, Hamade YJ, Aoun RJN, Aoun SG, Rahme RJ, Eddleman CS, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms: Systematic Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg 2015; 84:246-53. [PMID: 25731797 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess indications, complications, clinical outcomes, and technical nuances of microsurgical treatment of previously coiled intracranial aneurysms. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed using PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases from January 1990 to December 2013. English-language articles reporting on microsurgical treatment of previously coiled intracranial aneurysms were included. Articles that involved embolization materials other than coils were excluded. Data on aneurysm characteristics, indications for surgery, techniques, complications, angiographic obliteration rates, and clinical outcomes were collected. RESULTS The literature review identified 29 articles reporting on microsurgical clipping of 375 previously coiled aneurysms. Of the aneurysms, 68% were small (<10 mm). Indications for clipping included the presence of a neck remnant (48%) and new aneurysmal growth (45%). Rebleeding before clipping was reported in 6% of cases. Coil extraction was performed in 13% of cases. The median time from initial coiling to clipping was 7 months. The angiographic cure rate was 93%, with morbidity and mortality of 9.8% and 3.6%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Microsurgical clipping of previously coiled aneurysms can result in high obliteration rates with relatively low morbidity and mortality in select cases. Considerations for microsurgical strategies include the presence of sufficient aneurysmal tissue for clip placement and the potential need for temporary occlusion or flow arrest. Coil extraction is not needed in most cases.
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- Omar M Arnaout
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Dorfer C, Gruber A, Standhardt H, Bavinzski G, Knosp E. Management of Residual and Recurrent Aneurysms After Initial Endovascular Treatment. Neurosurgery 2011; 70:537-53; discussion 553-4. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3182350da5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background:
Coil instability possibly translating into higher delayed rebleeding rates remains a concern in the endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms.
Objective:
To report on 127 patients with endovascular aneurysmal remnants who underwent re-treatment over an 18 year period.
Methods:
Patients presenting with aneurysm residuals >20% of the original lesion, unstable neck remnants, aneurysmal regrowth, or new aneurysmal daughter sacs were treated by an individualized approach, using both endovascular and surgical techniques.
Results:
Seventy-five aneurysmal remnants (59.1%) were treated by further re-embolization. Standard coil embolization was used in 65 cases, stent-protected coiling in 9 cases, and balloon remodeled coiling in 1 case, respectively. Fifty-two (40.9%) aneurysmal remnants were treated surgically. Standard microsurgical clipping was used in 44 patients, parent artery occlusion or trapping under bypass protection in 5 cases, deliberate clipping of the basilar artery trunk in 2 cases, and aneurysm wrapping in one case, respectively. Mechanisms of aneurysm recurrence were coil compaction in 93 cases and regrowth in 34 cases. A single reembolization was sufficient to occlude 78.7% of recurrences from coil compaction, but only 14.3% of recurrences from aneurysm regrowth.
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The individualized approach resulted in complete occlusion of 114 aneurysms (89.7%), with neck remnants and residual aneurysms detectable in 11 (8.7%) and 2 (1.6%) cases, respectively. Treatment morbidity was 11.9%, without significant differences between surgical (15.6%) and endovascular (9.3%) patients (P = .09). Recurrences from coil compaction were safely treated by re-embolization, whereas recurrences from aneurysmal regrowth may best be managed surgically when technically feasible.
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- Christian Dorfer
- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Neurosurgery, Waehringer Guertel, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Neurosurgery, Waehringer Guertel, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Neurosurgery, Waehringer Guertel, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Neurosurgery, Waehringer Guertel, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Neurosurgery, Waehringer Guertel, Vienna, Austria
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Chung J, Lim YC, Kim BS, Lee D, Lee KS, Shin YS. Early and late microsurgical clipping for initially coiled intracranial aneurysms. Neuroradiology 2011; 52:1143-51. [PMID: 20390259 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0695-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION An increasing number of patients with incompletely treated and recurrent intracranial aneurysms are presenting for further management. We review the patients who underwent microsurgical clipping of previously coiled intracranial aneurysms. METHODS From 2001 to 2008, we treated 623 aneurysms by endovascular treatment. Among them, 29 patients underwent microsurgical clipping. Nineteen patients (group A) underwent early surgical intervention due to incomplete coiling, a residual neck, coil protrusion, aneurysm rupture, or coil stretching. Ten patients (group B) underwent surgical clipping for recurrent aneurysm and an increased mass effect during the follow-up period. The radiographic images and clinical data were reviewed retrospectively to determine the treatment efficacy, the clinical outcomes, and the factors that are important to select the proper treatment modality. RESULTS There were 13 female and 16 male patients. The coils were removed in 6 of the 19 patients in group A and in 1 of the 10 patients in group B. Seventeen (89.5%) of the 19 patients in group A and all the patients (100%) in group B achieved good recovery (Glasgow Outcome Scale 5 and 4) during the clinical follow-up periods (mean 25.2 months). CONCLUSION Microsurgical clipping may be chosen as a safe and permanent treatment option for the previously coiled aneurysms with acceptable morbidity in properly selected cases.
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- Joonho Chung
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Romani R, Lehto H, Laakso A, Horcajadas A, Kivisaari R, von und zu Fraunberg M, Niemelä M, Rinne J, Hernesniemi J. Microsurgery for Previously Coiled Aneurysms: Experience With 81 Patients. Neurosurgery 2011; 68:140-53; discussion 153-4. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3181fd860e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND:
Residual and recurrent intracranial aneurysms after endovascular treatment with Guglielmi detachable coils may necessitate a microsurgical occlusion.
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the microsurgical technique and describe how the location, morphology, and appearance of the coiled aneurysm affect the technique.
METHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed 81 patients with 82 previously coiled aneurysms treated microsurgically at 2 Finnish neurosurgical university hospitals in Helsinki and Kuopio between July 1995 and August 2009. Seven videos were selected to demonstrate the microsurgical strategy in various locations.
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Fifty-eight aneurysms (71%) were located at anterior circulation and 24 (29%) at posterior circulation. Fifteen patients were operated on within the first month (early surgery) after coiling, whereas 66 were treated later (late surgery). Complete or partial removal of coils during surgery may facilitate clipping, but is significantly (P < .001) more difficult to accomplish in late surgery. Removal of coils may also increase the chance of poor outcome. Chance of poor outcome also increased with intraoperative aneurysm rupture, size of the aneurysm, and posterior circulation location. Good clinical outcome (same or better clinical condition 3 months after surgery) was achieved in 71 patients (88%). After microsurgery, 4 patients were severely disabled and 6 patients died, 3 of them because of poor clinical condition.
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Complete microsurgical occlusion of the residual aneurysm is possible. However, in large or giant aneurysms direct microsurgery is a challenging high-risk procedure, and we recommend that these patients be referred to a dedicated neurovascular center to minimize surgical complications. Even in experienced hands, use of different bypass procedures may be the best option for demanding growing lesions, especially those in the posterior circulation.
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- Rossana. Romani
- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Nussbaum ES, Nussbaum LA. A novel aneurysm clip design for atheromatous, thrombotic, or previously coiled lesions: preliminary experience with the "compression clip" in 6 cases. Neurosurgery 2010; 67:333-41. [PMID: 21099556 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3181f7451b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Large and giant lesions often have thicker, atheromatous walls as well as intra-aneurysmal thrombus that combine to prevent traditional clips from closing properly in some cases. OBJECTIVE To report the development and use of a novel clip design specifically tailored to treat atheromatous, thrombotic, or previously coiled aneurysms. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 6 patients with complex aneurysms not amenable to simple neck clipping and not considered appropriate for endovascular therapy who were treated using a novel "compression" clip design. We describe the development and use of a novel aneurysm clip design with blades that are not opposed at rest to allow direct clipping of atheromatous, thrombotic, and previously coiled aneurysms. RESULTS Four patients had recurrent, previously coiled aneurysms; one of these also had a large thrombotic component. Two patients had complex lesions with heavy atheroma involving a portion of their aneurysms. There were no complications related to the use of the clip, and all patients did well without neurological complications. In every case, the clip allowed straightforward obliteration of the aneurysm without the need for temporary vascular occlusion, aneurysmorrhaphy, or removal of an intra-aneurysmal coil mass. All patients underwent intraoperative angiography to confirm obliteration of the aneurysm with preservation of the normal vasculature. CONCLUSION Atheromatous, thrombotic, and previously coiled aneurysms may not be treatable with simple neck clipping and may not be curable with endovascular therapy. For such cases, we designed a novel "compression" clip that has been used safely and successfully in our experience with good short-term follow-up.
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- Eric S Nussbaum
- National Brain Aneurysm Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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Waldron JS, Halbach VV, Lawton MT. Microsurgical management of incompletely coiled and recurrent aneurysms: trends, techniques, and observations on coil extrusion. Neurosurgery 2009; 64:301-15; discussion 315-7. [PMID: 19404109 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000335178.15274.b4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE With the growing volume of aneurysms treated with endovascular methods and the unavoidable risks of incomplete coiling or recurrence, the volume of coiled aneurysms requiring surgical management is growing. We present a consecutive surgical experience with previously coiled aneurysms to examine clinical trends, the phenomenon of coil extrusion, microsurgical techniques, and morphological features affecting clippability. METHODS During a 10-year period, 43 patients underwent surgical management of an incompletely coiled or recurrent aneurysm (Gurian group B). Most patients (88%) presented initially with subarachnoid hemorrhage, most commonly (28%) located in the anterior communicating artery, and 42% of aneurysms were large or giant sized. RESULTS Twenty-one patients had incompletely coiled aneurysms and 22 patients had recurrent aneurysms, with a mean time to recurrence of 28 months. Coil extrusion was observed in 1 of the incompletely coiled (5%) and 12 of the recurrent aneurysms (55%). Overall, 33 aneurysms were clipped directly, 7 unclippable aneurysms were bypassed, and 3 were wrapped. Three patients died (surgical mortality, 7%), 1 patient (2%) experienced permanent neurological morbidity, and the remaining 39 patients (91%) had good outcomes (mean follow-up, 4.3 years). CONCLUSION This study demonstrated a sharp increase in the incidence of coiled aneurysms requiring surgery, reflecting the increasing numbers of patients opting for endovascular therapy initially. Coil extrusion occurs more often than expected, is often misdiagnosed on angiography as simply compaction, and seems to be a time-dependent process not seen acutely. Direct clipping is the preferred microsurgical treatment of coiled aneurysms and may be predicted by the relationship between coil width and compaction height (C/H < 2.5, or a wedge angle < 90 degrees). We recommend a bypass strategy for unclippable coiled aneurysms because it can be executed methodically; has predictable ischemia times; and is associated with more favorable results than thrombectomy, coil extraction, and clip reconstruction.
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- James S Waldron
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Californi 94143-0112, USA
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Li MH, Zhu YQ, Fang C, Wang W, Zhang PL, Cheng YS, Tan HQ, Wang JB. The feasibility and efficacy of treatment with a Willis covered stent in recurrent intracranial aneurysms after coiling. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29:1395-400. [PMID: 18436616 PMCID: PMC8119161 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Aneurysm recurrence is an innate problem after coiling, and the recurrence rate is higher in complicated aneurysms. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of using the Willis covered stent in treating recurrent aneurysms after coil embolization. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight aneurysms in 8 patients treated with detachable coils had confirmed recurrent aneurysms: 3 giant, 1 large, 1 dissecting, and 3 small wide-necked. The recurrent aneurysms involved C3 in 1 patient, C4 in 1, C7 in 5, and V4 in 1. A total of 11 covered stents were implanted into 8 target arteries. Follow-up angiography was performed 1-16 months after the procedure. Clinical follow-up data were collected and retrospectively analyzed, grading as fully recovered, improved, unchanged, or aggravated. RESULTS Willis covered stent placement succeeded technically in all of the aneurysms. No technique-related adverse event occurred. Total occlusion was achieved immediately in 6 aneurysms, and a small endoleak was observed in 2 aneurysms. No mortality or morbidity occurred during or after the procedures, including during the follow-up period. Follow-up angiograms revealed that all 8 of the recurrent aneurysms were completely isolated, and 8 parent vessels kept patency, except 1 with mild stenosis. Clinical neurologic symptoms fully resolved in 5 patients, improved in 1, and were unchanged in 2 at the end of the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS In this small study with a middle-term follow-up, the Willis covered stent was used safely and effectively to occlude recurred aneurysms after coiling. Longer-term follow-up and additional clinical experience are needed to fully determine the safety and efficacy of the device.
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- M-H Li
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Sixth Affiliated People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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