[Interventional endovascular therapeutic modalities of giant intracranial aneurysm].
OBJECTIVE
To treat 28 cases of intracranial giant aneurysms in the last 7 years and study the therapeutic methods and their effectiveness on this disease.


METHODS
The cases of giant aneurysms were divided into several groups. The advantages and disadvantages of the methods were compared. The main modality of endovascular therapy was to use balloon to occlude the parent artery.


RESULTS
In the 16 cases treated by the proximal balloon occlusion, 13 were cured angiographically with complete obliteration of the aneurysmal sac and in 4 of them the aneurysms disappeared both on CT and MRI. No deterioration after operation was encountered with the exception of 2 deaths.


CONCLUSIONS
Endovascular therapy can cure the intracranial aneurysms which were difficulty treated by direct open operation.
Zhang
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Y
Research Center of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730.
Ling
F
F
Zhang
H
H
Li
M
M
Wang
D
D
Song
Q
Q
Li
X
X
Hao
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome