Aneurysms with persistent patency after treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device
Authors
Kan, PeterSrinivasan, Visish M.
Mbabuike, Nnenna
Tawk, Rabih G.
Ban, Vin Shen
Welch, Babu G.
Mokin, Maxim
Mitchell, Bartley D.
Puri, Ajit S.
Binning, Mandy J.
Duckworth, Edward
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of RadiologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2017-06-01Keywords
aneurysmfailure
flow diversion
interventional neurosurgery
vascular disorders
Neurology
Radiology
Surgery
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The Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) was approved for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms from the petrous to the superior hypophyseal segment of the internal carotid artery. However, since its approval, its use for treatment of intracranial aneurysms in other locations and non-sidewall aneurysms has grown tremendously. The authors report on a cohort of 15 patients with 16 cerebral aneurysms that incorporated an end vessel with no significant distal collaterals, which were treated with the PED. The cohort includes 7 posterior communicating artery aneurysms, 5 ophthalmic artery aneurysms, 1 superior cerebellar artery aneurysm, 1 anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm, and 2 middle cerebral artery aneurysms. None of the aneurysms achieved significant occlusion at the last follow-up evaluation (mean 24 months). Based on these observations, the authors do not recommend the use of flow diverters for the treatment of this subset of cerebral aneurysms.Source
J Neurosurg. 2017 Jun;126(6):1894-1898. Epub 2016 Sep 16. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.3171/2016.6.JNS16402Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/48198PubMed ID
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10.3171/2016.6.JNS16402