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Flow Diverter Device-Assisted Coiling Treatment for Cerebral Blister Aneurysm: A Single-Center Study. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13030435. [PMID: 36979245 PMCID: PMC10046186 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13030435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Although endovascular treatment is a promising approach, blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) still present treatment challenges. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of flow diverter device-assisted coiling (FDDAC) for the treatment of BBAs, which are broad based and friable with a high rebleeding risk. Eight patients (five females and three males) who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAH) due to BBA ruptures between May 2020 and May 2022 were retrospectively enrolled. All patients were treated by flow diverter device (Tubridge) adjunctive coil embolization using a semi-deploying technique. The demographic information, angiographic data, interval between admission and treatment, materials, therapy, clinical outcomes (including periprocedural and intraprocedural mortality and morbidity), and follow-up results of all patients were reviewed. The mean age of the patients with BBAs was 48.5 years (range 31–62 years); aneurysm sizes ranged from 2.2 × 1.7 mm to 4.6 × 3.2 mm, and the median Hunt–Hess score was 3. All aneurysms were completely closed at follow-up, and all 8 patients had excellent clinical outcomes (modified Rankin scores = 0–2) at discharge. Angiograms showed complete aneurysm occlusion after 6 months to 1 year. In addition, there were no cases of re-rupture, re-treatment, or recurrence of the aneurysms. FDDAC is safe to use in patients with BBAs and provides an alternative treatment option for this disease.
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Ishiguro T, Yamaguchi K, Ishikawa T, Ottomo D, Funatsu T, Matsuoka G, Omura Y, Kawamata T. High-flow bypass using saphenous vein grafts with trapping of ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms of the internal carotid artery: patient series. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY. CASE LESSONS 2021; 2:CASE21439. [PMID: 36061625 PMCID: PMC9435557 DOI: 10.3171/case21439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trapping an aneurysm after the establishment of an extracranial to intracranial high-flow bypass is considered the optimal surgical strategy for ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) of the internal carotid artery (ICA). For high-flow bypass surgeries, a radial artery graft is generally preferred over a saphenous vein graft (SVG). However, SVGs can be advantageous in acute-phase surgeries because of their greater length, easy manipulability, ability to act as high-flow conduits, and reduced risk of vasospasms. In this study, the authors presented five cases of ruptured BBAs treated with high-flow bypass using an SVG followed by BBA trapping, and they reported on surgical outcomes and operative nuances that may help avoid potential pitfalls. OBSERVATIONS After the surgeries, there were no ischemic or hemorrhagic complications, including symptomatic vasospasms. In three of the five cases, postoperative modified Rankin scale scores were between 0 and 2 at the 3-month follow-up. In one case, the SVG spontaneously occluded after surgery while the protective superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass became dominant, and the patient experienced no ischemic symptoms. LESSONS High-flow bypass using an SVG with a protective STA-MCA bypass followed by BBA trapping is a safe and effective treatment strategy.
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- Taichi Ishiguro
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Sanchez VE, Haider AS, Rowe SE, Wahood W, Sagoo NS, Ozair A, El Ahmadieh TY, Kan P, Johnson JN. Comparison of Blister Aneurysm Treatment Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2021; 154:e82-e101. [PMID: 34224880 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Blood blister aneurysms are small, thin-walled, rapidly growing side-wall aneurysms that have proved particularly difficult to treat, and evidence-based guidance for treatment strategies is lacking. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to aggregate the available data and compare the 3 primary treatment modalities. METHODS We performed a comprehensive literature search according to PRISMA guidelines followed by an indirect meta-analysis that compares the safety and efficacy of surgical, flow-diverting stents (FDS), and other endovascular approaches for the treatment of ruptured blood blister aneurysms. RESULTS A total of 102 studies were included for quantitative synthesis, with sample sizes of 687 treated surgically, 704 treated endovascularly without FDS, and 125 treated via flow diversion. Comparatively, FDS achieved significantly reduced rates of perioperative retreatment compared with both surgical (P = 0.025) and non-FDS endovascular (P < 0.001). The FDS subgroup also achieved a significantly lower incidence of perioperative rebleed (P < 0.001), perioperative hydrocephalus (P = 0.012), postoperative infarction (P = 0.002), postoperative hydrocephalus (P < 0.001), and postoperative vasospasm (P = 0.002) compared with those patients in the open surgical subgroup. Although no significant differences were found among groups on the basis of functional outcomes, angiographic outcomes detailed by rates of radiographic complete occlusion were highest for surgical (90.7%, 262/289) and FDS (89.1%, 98/110) subgroups versus the non-FDS endovascular subgroup (82.7%, 268/324). CONCLUSIONS Flow diversion seems to be an effective treatment strategy for ruptured blood blister aneurysms, with lower rates of perioperative complications compared with surgical and other endovascular techniques, but studies investigating long-term outcomes after flow diversion warrant further study.
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- Victoria E Sanchez
- Department of Neurosurgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, Florida, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Liu LX, Zhang CW, Xie XD, Wang CH. Application of the Willis Covered Stent in the Treatment of Blood Blister-Like Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review. World Neurosurg 2019; 123:e652-e660. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Endovascular Coiling of Ruptured Very Small Dissecting Fusiform Aneurysm of Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery with Parent Artery Preservation by Microcatheter Auto-Assistance. World Neurosurg 2019; 121:152-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Treatment of ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms of the internal carotid artery with flow-diverting stents: Case report and review of pharmacological management. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass for Treatment of Blister Aneurysms: Efficacy and Analysis of Complications Compared with Alternative Treatment Strategies. World Neurosurg 2018; 117:e417-e424. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mazur MD, Taussky P, MacDonald JD, Park MS. Rerupture of a Blister Aneurysm After Treatment With a Single Flow-Diverting Stent. Neurosurgery 2017; 79:E634-E638. [PMID: 27759680 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE As the use of flow-diverting stents (FDSs) for intracranial aneurysms expands, a small number of case reports have described the successful treatment of blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery with flow diversion. Blister aneurysms are uncommon and fragile lesions that historically have high rates of morbidity and mortality despite multiple treatment strategies. We report a case of rebleeding after treatment of a ruptured blister aneurysm with deployment of a single FDS. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 29-year-old man presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage and a ruptured dorsal variant internal carotid artery aneurysm. Despite a technically successful treatment with a single FDS, a second catastrophic hemorrhage occurred during the course of his hospitalization. CONCLUSION This case highlights the risk of hemorrhage during the period after deployment of a single FDS. Ruptured aneurysms, especially of the blister type, are at risk for rehemorrhage while the occlusion remains incomplete after flow diversion. ABBREVIATIONS FDS, flow-diverting stentICA, internal carotid arterySAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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- Marcus D Mazur
- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Yang C, Vadasz A, Szikora I. Treatment of ruptured blood blister aneurysms using primary flow-diverter stenting with considerations for adjunctive coiling: A single-centre experience and literature review. Interv Neuroradiol 2017; 23:465-476. [PMID: 28758550 DOI: 10.1177/1591019917720805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective The objective of this article is to conduct a single-centre evaluation and quick literature review of the effectiveness of primary flow-diverter (FD) treatment of ruptured blood blister aneurysms (BBAs), with additional relevance of adjunctive coiling. Methods Patients presenting with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured BBAs and subsequently treated with FDs were retrospectively selected from June 2010 to January 2017. Treatment techniques, angiographic data on occlusion rates and procedural success as well as clinical outcomes using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) were collated. Cross-reference of results were made with available literature. Results Thirteen patients harbouring 14 BBAs were recruited. Of the 14 aneurysms, five (35.7%) showed immediate complete occlusion after the procedure (four of these five patients had adjunctive coiling). All of the aneurysms showed complete occlusion by the six- to nine-month control diagnostic angiogram. No rebleed or retreatment was experienced. Twelve of 13 (92%) patients had an mRS score of 0-1 at the last clinical follow-up. From the pooled data of the literature review, eventual aneurysm occlusion was achieved in 48/56 patients, with five patients requiring further endovascular treatment. In the clinical follow-up period, an mRS of 0-2 was recorded for 83.3% (45/54) of patients. Conclusion Endovascular reconstruction of BBAs using FD treatment is an effective method with good final clinical outcomes. Adjunctive use of coiling achieves higher incidence of immediate complete occlusion of BBAs.
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- Cunli Yang
- Department of Neurointerventions, National Institute of Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Neurointerventions, National Institute of Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Neurointerventions, National Institute of Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Blood blister-like aneurysms in Tibetans: A retrospective observational study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2017; 156:18-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shah SS, Gersey ZC, Nuh M, Ghonim HT, Elhammady MS, Peterson EC. Microsurgical versus endovascular interventions for blood-blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery: systematic review of literature and meta-analysis on safety and efficacy. J Neurosurg 2017; 127:1361-1373. [PMID: 28298019 DOI: 10.3171/2016.9.jns161526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Blood-blister aneurysms (BBAs) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) have a poor natural history associated with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, both surgical and endovascular techniques are employed to treat BBAs; thus, the authors sought to perform a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of these approaches. METHODS A literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar online databases was performed to include pertinent English-language studies from 2005 to 2015 that discussed the efficacy and safety of either surgical or endovascular therapies to treat BBAs. RESULTS Thirty-six papers describing 256 patients with BBAs treated endovascularly (122 procedures) or surgically (139 procedures) were examined for data related to therapeutic efficacy and safety. Pooled analysis of 9 papers demonstrated immediate and late (mean 20.9 months) aneurysm occlusion rates of 88.9% (95% CI 77.6%-94.8%) and 88.4% (95% CI 76.7%-94.6%), respectively, in surgically treated patients. Pooled analysis of 12 papers revealed immediate and late aneurysm obliteration rates of 63.9% (95% CI 52.3%-74.1%) and 75.9% (95% CI 65.9%-83.7%), respectively, in endovascularly treated aneurysms. Procedure-related complications and overall poor neurological outcomes were slightly greater in the surgically treated cases than in the endovascularly treated cases (27.8% [95% CI 19.6%-37.8%] vs 26.2% [95% CI 18.4%-35.8%]), indicating that endovascular therapy may provide better outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Blood-blister aneurysms are rare, challenging lesions with a poor prognosis. Although surgical management potentially offers superior aneurysm obliteration rates immediately after treatment and at the long-term follow-up, endovascular therapy may have a better safety profile and provide better functional outcomes than surgery. A registry of patients treated for BBAs may be warranted to better document the natural course of the disease as well as treatment outcomes.
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Ji T, Guo Y, Huang X, Xu B, Xu K, Yu J. Current status of the treatment of blood blister-like aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery: A review. Int J Med Sci 2017; 14:390-402. [PMID: 28553172 PMCID: PMC5436482 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.17979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Currently, the treatment of blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) is challenging and utilizes many therapeutic methods, including direct clipping and suturing, clipping after wrapping, clipping after suturing, coil embolization, stent-assisted coil embolization, multiple overlapping stents, flow-diverting stents, covered stents, and trapping with or without bypass. In these therapeutic approaches, the optimal treatment method for BBAs has not yet been defined based on the current understanding of BBAs of the supraclinoid ICA. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to review the literature from PubMed to discuss and analyze the pros and cons of the above approaches while adding our own viewpoints to the discussion. Among the surgical methods, direct clipping was the easiest method if the compensation of the collateral circulation of the intracranial distal ICA was sufficient or direct clipping did not induce stenosis in the parent artery. In addition, the clipping after wrapping technique should be chosen as the optimal surgical modality to prevent rebleeding from these lesions. Among the endovascular methods, multiple overlapping stents (≥3) with coils may be a feasible alternative for the treatment of ruptured BBAs. In addition, flow-diverting stents appear to have a higher rate of complete occlusion and a lower rate of retreatment and are a promising treatment method. Finally, when all treatments failed or the compensation of the collateral circulation of the intracranial distal ICA was insufficient, the extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass associated with surgical or endovascular trapping, a complex and highly dangerous method, was used as the treatment of last resort.
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- Tiefeng Ji
- Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Operation, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China
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Jevsek M, Mounayer C, Seruga T. Endovascular treatment of unruptured aneurysms of cavernous and ophthalmic segment of internal carotid artery with flow diverter device Pipeline. Radiol Oncol 2016; 50:378-384. [PMID: 27904445 PMCID: PMC5120584 DOI: 10.1515/raon-2016-0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intra-arterial treatment of aneurysms by redirecting blood flow is a newer method. The redirection is based on a significantly more densely braided wire stent. The stent wall keeps the blood in the lumen of the stent and slows down the turbulent flow in the aneurysms. Stagnation of blood in the aneurysm sac leads to the formation of thrombus and subsequent exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation. The aim of the study was to evaluate flow diverter device Pipeline for broad neck and giant aneurysm treatment. METHODS Fifteen patients with discovered aneurysm of the internal carotid artery were treated between November 2010 and February 2014. The majority of aneurysms of the internal carotid artery were located intradural at the ophthalmic part of the artery. The patients were treated using a flow diverter device Pipeline, which was placed over the aneurysm neck. Treatment success was assessed clinically and angiographically using O'Kelly Marotta scale. RESULTS Control angiography immediately after the release of the stent showed stagnation of the blood flow in the aneurysm sac. In none of the patients procedural and periprocedural complications were observed. 6 months after the procedure, control CT or MR angiography showed in almost all cases exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation and normal blood flow in the treated artery. Neurological status six months after the procedure was normal in all patients. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of aneurysms with flow diverter Pipeline device is a safe and significantly less time consuming method in comparison with standard techniques. This new method is a promising approach in treatment of broad neck aneurysms.
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- Marko Jevsek
- Department of Radiology, University Clinical Center Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Radiology, University Clinical Center Maribor, Slovenia
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Tomasello A, Romero N, Aixut S, Miquel MA, Macho JM, Castaño C, Coscojuela P, Lemus M, Aja L, San Roman L, Blasco J, Rovira A. Endovascular treatment of intracraneal aneurysm with pipeline embolization device: experience in four centres in Barcelona. Neurol Res 2016; 38:381-8. [DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2016.1155335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Alghamdi F, Morais R, Scillia P, Lubicz B. The Silk flow-diverter stent for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Expert Rev Med Devices 2015; 12:753-62. [PMID: 26415045 DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1093413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Flow diverter (FD) stents represent a new endovascular technique developed for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms (wide neck, fusiform, large, and giant aneurysms) that are challenging for classic endovascular techniques such as coiling, balloon-assisted coiling and stent-assisted coiling. Low porosity, high metal coverage, and high pore density are the main properties of FD stents. These properties induce hemodynamic changes redirecting the blood flow away from the aneurysm and into the parent artery leading to gradual thrombosis of the aneurysm. FD stents also provide scaffolding for subsequent neoendothelial proliferation, and vessel wall remodeling. This is considered as a paradigm shift compared to prior endovascular methods, which predominantly aimed at providing treatment inside the aneurysmal sac. This paper describes in detail the first released FD stent, the Silk flow-diverter stent (Balt Extrusion, Montmorency, France), its mechanism of action and deployment technique. It reviews the pertinent literature regarding safety, efficacy and potential risks and complications associated with the use of this stent.
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- Faisal Alghamdi
- a 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Erasme University Hospital , Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- a 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Erasme University Hospital , Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- b 2 Department of Radiology, Erasme University Hospital , Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- a 1 Department of Neuroradiology, Erasme University Hospital , Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Russin JJ, Kramer DR, Thomas D, Hasson D, Liu CY, Amar AP, Mack WJ, Giannotta SL. The importance of preoperative diagnosis of blister aneurysms. J Clin Neurosci 2015; 22:1408-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kalani MYS, Albuquerque FC, Levitt M, Nakaji P, Spetzler RF, McDougall C. Pipeline embolization for definitive endoluminal reconstruction of blister-type carotid aneurysms after clip wrapping. J Neurointerv Surg 2015; 8:495-500. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundRuptured blister aneurysms of the carotid artery are difficult to safely treat. We present a novel strategy of microsurgical clip wrapping of internal carotid artery blister aneurysms in the setting of acute rupture, followed by delayed placement of a pipeline embolization device for definitive treatment.Clinical presentationWe present two cases of ruptured blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery treated by wrapping of the diseased segment of the vessel, followed by delayed deployment of a flow diverting stent once the patient was out of the vasospasm window but during the same hospitalization.ResultsClip wrapping followed by flow diversion in a delayed fashion results in anatomic remodeling of the diseased artery without a high morbidity.ConclusionsA combined approach of acute surgical stabilization followed by definitive endovascular reconstruction may reduce hemorrhagic complications while improving long term treatment durability.
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Chan RSK, Mak CHK, Wong AKS, Chan KY, Leung KM. Use of the pipeline embolization device to treat recently ruptured dissecting cerebral aneurysms. Interv Neuroradiol 2014; 20:436-41. [PMID: 25207906 DOI: 10.15274/inr-2014-10042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Pipeline embolization device (PED) is one of the flow-diverting stents approved for the treatment of unruptured large or wide-necked cerebral aneurysms in 2011(1). Its use has now been extended to the treatment of recently ruptured dissecting cerebral aneurysm, carotid pseudoaneurysm from radiation injury, and blister aneurysms(2,3). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of utilizing the PED as a primary treatment for ruptured dissecting intracranial aneurysms. A single center retrospective review was conducted for all patients primarily treated with PED for acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured dissecting cerebral aneurysms between December 2010 and February 2013. Patients were followed up with CT angiogram (CTA) or digital subtraction angiogram (DSA). Eight patients with a total of eight dissecting aneurysms were identified. The mean duration from SAH to treatment was 2.5 days. Six of the aneurysms arose from vertebral arteries and two from the basilar artery. Immediate check-DSA confirmed satisfactory contrast stasis in all eight cases, and complete aneurysmal obliteration was achieved at six months. There were two (25%) procedure-related complications, but no major procedure-related complications, such as thromboembolic events or rebleeding from aneurysm were encountered. The PED is a feasible treatment option for ruptured dissecting cerebral aneurysms in acute phase. According to our experience, using PED as flow-diverters in acute SAH does not significantly increase the complication risks or mortality rate if the antiplatelet regime is carefully monitored. Future studies shall evaluate the optimal antiplatelet regimen for using the PED in the acute phase.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital; Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital; Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital; Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital; Hong Kong
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Successful Treatment of Growing Basilar Artery Dissecting Aneurysm by Pipeline Flow Diversion Embolization Device. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014; 23:1713-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Borota L, Gál G, Jonasson P, Ridderheim PÅ. Successful treatment of a ruptured aneurysm at the vertebral artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery junction and simultaneous treatment of the stenotic vertebral artery with a single flow-diverting stent: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:172. [PMID: 24886040 PMCID: PMC4096498 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction This is the first report on the simultaneous successful treatment of a large ruptured saccular aneurysm and stenotic parent artery with a single flow-diverting stent. Case presentation We report the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man with occlusion of the right vertebral artery and a ruptured aneurysm at the junction of the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery-left vertebral artery that was successfully treated by the deployment of a single flow-diverting stent in the stenotic left vertebral artery. Stent deployment was complicated by thrombotic occlusion of the basilar artery, which was successfully reopened. The patient recovered completely, and follow-up angiography at 4 months and 1 year showed patent vertebral artery with gradual shrinkage of the aneurysm. Conclusions This report contributes to the literature on treatment of large ruptured aneurysms localized in stenotic arteries and in areas of the endocranium where a mass of embolic material in the aneurysm (coils) might compromise the circulation in the parent blood vessel or compress vital brain structures.
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- Ljubisa Borota
- Department of Radiology, Oncology and Radiation Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Bulsara KR, Kuzmik GA, Hebert R, Cheung V, Matouk CC, Jabbour P, Hasan D, Pepper J. Stenting as monotherapy for uncoilable intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2014. [PMID: 23208063 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31827fcaba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Small, blister-like aneurysms (BLAs), by virtue of their unique morphology, are difficult to treat with conventional modalities. The use of oversized self-expanding stents as monotherapy for BLAs is a relatively new and promising concept that warrants further investigation. OBJECTIVE To clarify the role of oversized self-expanding stents as monotherapy for BLAs. METHODS Five consecutive patients were treated for BLAs with oversized self-expanding stents alone by the senior author (K.R.B.). We report on their clinical and radiographic outcomes. RESULTS All 5 patients in our series were discharged in good clinical condition. Complete aneurysm occlusion was observed in all patients at the time of most recent radiographic follow-up. Mean follow-up time was 13.6 months (range, 1 month to 4.5 years). CONCLUSION The use of oversized self-expanding stents to redirect flow away from aneurysms is an effective option for patients with BLAs. This approach represents an alternative to the use of flow diverters.
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- Ketan R Bulsara
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Nerva JD, Morton RP, Levitt MR, Osbun JW, Ferreira MJ, Ghodke BV, Kim LJ. Pipeline Embolization Device as primary treatment for blister aneurysms and iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery. J Neurointerv Surg 2014; 7:210-6. [PMID: 24578484 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood blister type aneurysms (BBAs) and pseudoaneurysms create a unique treatment challenge. Despite many advances in open surgical and endovascular techniques, this subset of patients retains relatively high rates of morbidity and mortality. Recently, BBAs have been treated with flow-diverting stents such as the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) with overall positive results. METHODS Four patients presented with dissecting internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms treated with the PED (two BBAs presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), two pseudoaneurysms after injury during endoscopic trans-sphenoidal tumor surgery). RESULTS Three patients had a successful angiographic and neurological outcome. One patient with a BBA re-ruptured during initial PED placement, again in the postoperative period, and later died. Primary PED treatment involved telescoping stents in two patients and coil embolization supplementation in one patient. CONCLUSIONS The PED should be used selectively in the setting of acute SAH. Dual antiplatelet therapy can complicate hydrocephalus management, and the lack of immediate aneurysm occlusion creates the risk of short-term re-rupture. PED treatment for iatrogenic ICA pseudoaneurysms can provide a good angiographic and neurological outcome.
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- John D Nerva
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Grant RA, Quon JL, Bulsara KR. Oversized self-expanding stents as an alternative to flow-diverters for blister-like aneurysms. Neurol Res 2014; 36:351-5. [DOI: 10.1179/1743132814y.0000000321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Aydin K, Arat A, Sencer S, Hakyemez B, Barburoglu M, Sencer A, İzgi N. Treatment of ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms with flow diverter SILK stents. J Neurointerv Surg 2014; 7:202-9. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Rouchaud A, Saleme S, Gory B, Ayoub D, Mounayer C. Endovascular exclusion of the anterior communicating artery with flow-diverter stents as an emergency treatment for blister-like intracranial aneurysms. A case report. Interv Neuroradiol 2013; 19:471-8. [PMID: 24355152 DOI: 10.1177/159101991301900411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Blood blister-like aneurysms (BLAs) are rare lesions, associated with diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). BLAs tend to rebleed quickly after first bleeding and must be treated as an emergency. Acute treatment is challenging using surgical and endovascular approaches due to the fragile aneurysm wall and small sac. Flow-diverter stents (FDSs) may offer a new option for the treatment of difficult small aneurysms. We describe a case of a ruptured BLA on the anterior communicating artery (AComA) treated in the acute phase of SAH by endovascular exclusion of the AComA with deployment of two FDSs in the A1/A2 junctions of both anterior cerebral arteries (ACAs). A 61-year-old man was admitted for diffuse SAH with a focal interhemispheric hematoma. Angiography revealed multiple arterial wall irregularities on the AComA and both ACAs. We performed an endovascular shunt of the AComA by deploying two FDSs in both A1/A2 junctions. Immediate control injections confirmed flow diversion in the A1/A2 segments of the ACAs with decreased blood flow in the AComA. The patient's course in hospital was uneventful. A three-month follow-up angiogram confirmed complete exclusion of the aneurysms, complete exclusion of the AComA, and patency of the two ACAs without any persistent arterial wall irregularity. Endovascular bypass using an FDS for a ruptured BLA has never been described. It establishes a new therapeutic option despite the need for antiplatelet therapy. Endovascular AComA exclusion using an FDS may be a solution when no other treatment is available for a ruptured BLA.
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- Aymeric Rouchaud
- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, CHU Dupuytren; Limoges, France. -
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Malatesta E, Nuzzi NP, Divenuto I, Fossaceca R, Lombardi M, Cerini P, Guzzardi G, Stecco A, Andreula C, Carriero A. Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with flow-diverter stents: preliminary single-centre experience. Radiol Med 2013; 118:971-83. [PMID: 23801392 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-013-0944-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This paper reports our preliminary experience with the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms using flow-diverter stents (FDs) and compares it with the literature data. MATERIALS AND METHODS From May 2009 to April 2012, 28 patients (6 men and 22 women; mean age, 54 years) with a total of 35 aneurysms were treated with FDs. We evaluated postprocedural technical success and long-term efficacy, with follow-up examinations performed at 3-7 days [computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance (MR) angiography] and at 3, 6 and 12 months (digital subtraction angiography, DSA). A total of 43 FDs were placed, 36 Pipeline and 7 Silk. RESULTS A total of 30 procedures were performed (two patients were treated twice). Technical success was 96.6%, with one case of postprocedural death; the aneurysm exclusion rate at 3, 6 and 12 months was 60%, 73% and 89%, respectively. There was no case of acute stent thrombosis, and only two cases of nonsignificant stenosis. All covered side branches were patent, except one case of steno-occlusion of the ophthalmic artery. CONCLUSIONS Our results are consistent with the literature and demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of FDs in selected cases of cerebral aneurysm (wide neck, fusiform, blister-like).
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- Emanuele Malatesta
- Radiodiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Institute, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy,
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Çinar C, Oran İ, Bozkaya H, Ozgiray E. Endovascular treatment of ruptured blister-like aneurysms with special reference to the flow-diverting strategy. Neuroradiology 2013; 55:441-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-013-1136-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ihn YK, Kim SH, Sung JH, Kim TG. The efficacy of endovascular treatment of ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms using stent-assisted coil embolization. Interv Neuroradiol 2012; 18:432-41. [PMID: 23217638 DOI: 10.1177/159101991201800409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report our experience with endovascular treatment and follow-up results of a ruptured blood blister-like aneurysm (BBA) in the supraclinoid internal carotid artery. We performed a retrospective review of ruptured blood blister-like aneurysm patients over a 30-month period. Seven patients (men/women, 2/5; mean age, 45.6 years) with ruptured BBAs were included from two different institutions. The angiographic findings, treatment strategies, and the clinical (modified Rankin Scale) and angiographic outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. All seven BBAs were located in the supraclinoid internal carotid artery. Four of them were ≥ 3 mm in largest diameter. Primary stent-assisted coiling was performed in six out of seven patients, and double stenting was done in one patient. In four patients, the coiling was augmented by overlapping stent insertion. Two patients experienced early re-hemorrhage, including one major fatal SAH. Complementary treatment was required in two patients, including coil embolization and covered-stent placement, respectively. Six of the seven BBAs showed complete or progressive occlusion at the time of late angiographic follow-up. The clinical midterm outcome was good (mRS scores, 0 -1) in five patients. Stent-assisted coiling of a ruptured BBA is technically challenging but can be done with good midterm results. However, as early re-growth/re-rupture remains a problem, repeated, short-term angiographic follow-up is required so that additional treatment can be performed as needed.
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- Y K Ihn
- Department of Radiology, St.Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
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Narata AP, Yilmaz H, Schaller K, Lovblad KO, Pereira VM. Flow-diverting stent for ruptured intracranial dissecting aneurysm of vertebral artery. Neurosurgery 2012; 70:982-8; discussion 988-9. [PMID: 21937937 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e318236715e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The treatment of ruptured dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial vertebral artery (VA) with parent vessel preservation is a challenge for neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists. OBJECTIVE To propose an indication for flow-diverting treatment for reconstruction of a dissecting VA with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS Two male patients transferred after acute subarachnoid hemorrhage and dissecting aneurysm on the V4 segment of the dominant VA. An occlusion test was not performed because of their poor clinical state. A flow-diverting stent represented by the Pipeline embolization device was suggested to both patients. RESULTS Three Pipeline embolization devices were deployed in each VA. One dissecting aneurysm was excluded immediately after 3 stents, and 1 patient had complete exclusion demonstrated at the 48-hour control. No morbidity directly related to the procedure was observed. No recanalization and no rebleeding occurred during the 3 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION A flow-diverting stent may be considered an option to treat ruptured dissecting aneurysms of the VA, providing remodeling of the parent vessel and complete exclusion of the aneurysm.
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- Ana Paula Narata
- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Service of Neuroradiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Martin AR, Cruz JP, Matouk CC, Spears J, Marotta TR. The pipeline flow-diverting stent for exclusion of ruptured intracranial aneurysms with difficult morphologies. Neurosurgery 2012; 70:21-8; discussion 28. [PMID: 21841519 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3182315ee3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) is a flow-diverting stent that may represent a new therapeutic tool for difficult-to-treat intracranial aneurysms, including those that present with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing the PED as a primary treatment for ruptured aneurysms with challenging morphologies. METHODS Three patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms presented with SAH. Three distinct and difficult-to-treat aneurysm morphologies were encountered: (1) a small basilar trunk pseudoaneurysm, (2) a carotid artery blister aneurysm, and (3) an A1/A2 junction-dissecting-type aneurysm. All were treated with deployment of one or more PEDs across the aneurysm. RESULTS PEDs were successfully deployed in all 3 cases. Two patients were treated with 2 overlapping PEDs, and the third patient was treated with a single device. Aneurysm obliteration was achieved in all 3 cases with no early rehemorrhage or other clinically adverse event. CONCLUSION Endovascular treatment with the pipeline flow-diverting stent may be a viable treatment option for otherwise difficult-to-treat aneurysm morphologies in the context of acute SAH.
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- Allan R Martin
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cruz JP, O'Kelly C, Kelly M, Wong JH, Alshaya W, Martin A, Spears J, Marotta TR. Pipeline embolization device in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 34:271-6. [PMID: 23064594 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The PED is an FDS designed for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Data regarding the use of this device in acute or subacute aSAH is limited to a few case reports or small series. We aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of using an FDS, the PED, for the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms with challenging morphologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all known patients treated with the PED for aSAH at 4 institutions between June 2008 and January 2012. Pertinent clinical and radiologic information was submitted by individual centers for central collation. The decision to treat with the PED was made on a case-by-case basis by a multidisciplinary team under compassionate use. RESULTS Twenty patients (15 women; median age, 54.5 years; IQR, 8.0 years) were found. There were 8 blister, 8 dissecting or dysplastic, 2 saccular, and 2 giant aneurysms. Median time to treatment was 4 days (range, 1-90 days; IQR, 12.75 days) from rupture. Three patients had previous failed treatment. Procedure-related symptomatic morbidity and mortality were 15%, with 1 (5%) procedure-related death. Two patients died relative to medical complications, and 1 patient was lost to follow-up. Sixteen patients were available for follow-up, 81% had a GOS of 5, and 13% had a GOS of 4 attributed to a poorer initial clinical presentation. One patient died of urosepsis at 4 months. Occlusion rates were 75% and 94% at 6 months and 12 months, respectively. There were 3 delayed complications (1 silent perforator infarct, 2 moderate asymptomatic in-stent stenoses). No symptomatic delayed complications or rehemorrhages occurred. CONCLUSIONS The FDS may be a feasible treatment option in the acute or subacute setting of selected ruptured aneurysms, especially blister aneurysms. Ruptured giant aneurysms remain challenging for both surgical and endovascular techniques; at this stage, FDSs should be used with caution in this aneurysm subtype.
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- J P Cruz
- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B1W8
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Le Feuvre DEJ, Taylor AG. The management of very small/blister internal carotid artery aneurysms. Interv Neuroradiol 2011; 17:431-4. [PMID: 22192546 DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Blood blister aneuryms are uncommon lesions that have a poor natural history. Because there is no clear aneurysmal sac to treat they remain challenging lesions to manage whether the approach is endovascular or surgical. Although the management of intracranial cerebral aneurysms has changed subsequent to the results published by the ISAT trial, there still exist groups of aneurysms which do not lend themselves to endovascular management. There are recent reports of successful endovascular management using flow diverting approaches but experience is limited and relying on flow change may be insufficient to prevent re-rupture. Surgery when possible offers the advantage of immediate vessel wall reconstruction.
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Yu-Tse L, Ho-Fai W, Cheng-Chi L, Chu-Mei K, Yi-Chou W, Tao-Chieh Y. Rupture of symptomatic blood blister-like aneurysm of the internal carotid artery: clinical experience and management outcome. Br J Neurosurg 2011; 26:378-82. [DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.631617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Princiotta C, Dall'olio M, Cirillo L, Leonardi M. Staged treatment of a blood blister-like aneurysm with stent-assisted coiling followed by flow diverter in-stent insertion. A case report. Interv Neuroradiol 2011; 17:365-70. [PMID: 22005701 DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBLA) are rare lesions sometimes difficult to recognize and in most cases associated with diffuse subarachnoid haemorrhage and severe clinical conditions. BBLA are life-threatening because they tend to enlarge rapidly and to rebleed, and no consensus has so far been reached on the best management strategy. We describe a patient with a BBLA in the right ICA treated successful by a two-stage embolization procedure first with coils and an open cell stent (Neuroform 3) and later by further coil placement and insertion of a flow-diverting stent (Silk).
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- C Princiotta
- Neuroradiology Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Causin F, Pascarella R, Pavesi G, Marasco R, Zambon G, Battaglia R, Munari M. Acute endovascular treatment (< 48 hours) of uncoilable ruptured aneurysms at non-branching sites using silk flow-diverting devices. Interv Neuroradiol 2011; 17:357-64. [PMID: 22005700 DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A blood blister-like (BBL) or dissecting aneurysm should be carefully considered if located at a non-branching site of the supra-clinoid internal carotid artery (ICA). Several surgical and endovascular treatment methods have been proposed but they all carry a relatively high risk of morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a novel Silk flow-diverting device (SFD) placed in the early acute stage. Three patients presenting with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by small blister-like aneurysms of the carotid siphon were treated within 48 hours after admission by placement of SFDs. More than one device was placed to cover the lesion. None of the patients were premedicated and started anti-platelet therapy during the procedure. All aneurysms were successfully occluded. A good outcome was observed in two out of three treated patients. No thromboembolic or haemorrhagic event occurred during or after the procedures, or during follow-up (6-14 months). SFD prevented rebleeding and the use of these devices could be proposed as an option to treat fragile uncoilable BBL aneurysms, even in the early acute phase without anti-platelet premedication. Larger studies and long-terms results are necessary.
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- F Causin
- Neurosurgery Department, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
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Horie N, Morikawa M, Fukuda S, Hayashi K, Suyama K, Nagata I. Detection of blood blister-like aneurysm and intramural hematoma with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. J Neurosurg 2011; 115:1206-9. [PMID: 21923246 DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.jns11909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) tend to have a more precipitous clinical course, enlarging rapidly and rebleeding frequently. Nevertheless, they often present a diagnostic challenge because of the characteristic morphological features of a wide neck and shallow outpouching of the medial wall. The authors present the case of a 34-year-old woman who suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage whose cause could not be determined on the initial imaging with digital subtraction (DS) angiography and CT angiography. Interestingly, MR imaging studies obtained on the 7th day revealed an intramural hematoma on the dorsal wall of the left internal carotid artery, which helped in the diagnosis of BBA on the third DS angiography study obtained on the 8th day, and in the surgical intervention on the 10th day. This case supports the hypothesis that focal dissection contributes to the formation of BBAs. Use of MR imaging in the subacute stage, in addition to DS and CT angiography, might be helpful in the diagnosis of BBAs.
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- Nobutaka Horie
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan.
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The introduction of flow diverters for treatment of intracranial aneurysms represents a major paradigm shift in the treatment of these lesions. The theoretical hallmark of flow diverters is the treatment of the diseased segment harboring the aneurysm instead of treating the aneurysm itself. Flow diverters are designed to induce disruption of flow near the aneurysm neck while preserving flow into parent vessel and adjacent branches. After flow diversion, intra-aneurysmal thrombosis occurs, followed by shrinkage of the aneurysmal sac as the thrombus organizes and retracts. Preliminary clinical series document effective treatment of wide-neck and/or large and giant aneurysms with acceptable complication rates. However, several questions remain unanswered related to the incidence and mechanisms of aneurysm rupture after treatment with flow diverters, fate of small perforating vessels, and long-term patency rates.
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- Pietro I. D'Urso
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (P.I.D., G.L.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.C., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (P.I.D., G.L.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.C., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (P.I.D., G.L.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.C., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (P.I.D., G.L.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.C., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Liu L, He H, Jiang C, Lv X, Li Y. Deliberate parent artery occlusion for non-saccular posterior cerebral artery aneurysms. Interv Neuroradiol 2011; 17:159-68. [PMID: 21696653 PMCID: PMC3287256 DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Posterior cerebral aneurysms are rare vascular lesions and usually present as non-saccular or dissecting in nature. We present a retrospective review of our experience in the deliberate parent artery occlusion of posterior cerebral artery (PCA) aneurysms.From June 2006 to June 2010, 12 patients (seven men, five women) with posterior cerebral artery non-saccular aneurysms presented to our department and were treated by parent artery occlusion. There were eight (66.7%) aneurysms located at the P2 segment, two (16.7%) at the P2-3 junction, one (8.3%) at the P1-2 junction and one (8.3%) at the P3 segment. Ten of the 12 patients were treated by aneurysm together with parent artery occlusion and two were treated by proximal occlusion.The procedure was technically successful in all cases. Angiography was performed immediately after the procedure in all patients and showed occlusion of the parent vessel with no filling of the aneurysm. Only one patient (8.3%) developed procedure-related transient hemianopsia and recovered within one month. The other 11 patients showed no additional neurological symptoms after procedure. Deliberate parent artery occlusion by detachable coils appears to be well tolerated for P2 or distal segment of PCA in our limited case series. We propose that this technique could be a good treatment option in treating non-saccular aneurysms in this location.
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- L Liu
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.
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Anterior-wall aneurysm of the internal carotid artery successfully treated solely by stenting: With special reference to etiology. Radiol Case Rep 2011; 6:585. [PMID: 27307944 PMCID: PMC4900029 DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v6i4.585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In this case, a ruptured anterior wall aneurysm of the internal carotid artery disappeared on angiography immediately after stent placement. We focus on the underlying nature of the lesion and this possible alternative treatment.
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Haji FA, Boulton MR, de Ribaupierre S. Blister-like supraclinoid internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a 15-year-old male: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurosurg 2011; 47:449-54. [PMID: 22777210 DOI: 10.1159/000339355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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With an incidence of less than 1-3 per million, pediatric aneurysms are rare clinical entities. A traumatic etiology is implicated in a large proportion of these cases, leading to the formation of both 'false' and 'true' aneurysms. These occur most often in the distal circulation, but have also been described in the supraclinoid distal internal carotid artery (ICA). Blood blister aneurysms are also found in this location; however, they have not been described in the pediatric population. We report the case of a 15-year-old male who presented following cranial trauma with diffuse basal subarachnoid hemorrhage and limited additional intracranial pathology. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated a small, 2-mm blister-like aneurysm arising from the dorsal surface of the left supraclinoid ICA at a non-branching site. Despite early endovascular treatment with Guglielmi detachable coils, the lesion continued to grow over subsequent studies, necessitating open surgical clipping. At the time of surgery, gross pathology of the native ICA was observed, raising the possibility of a preexisting blood-blister aneurysm. We review the epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnostic considerations of these lesions. The endovascular and surgical management of these complex non-branching supraclinoid ICA aneurysms is also discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Faizal Aminmohamed Haji
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont., Canada.
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