Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms: a retrospective study of 163 embolized aneurysms.
OBJECTIVE
To present the results of cerebral aneurysms treated by endovascular technique.


METHODS
Retrospective analysis of patient files of Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Brazil.


RESULTS
We report the results of 163 cerebral aneurysms treated by endovascular techniques from January 2002 to October 2005. Patients with ruptured aneurysms (87.2%), according to Hunt-Hess scale were: 33.7% HH I, 28.4% HH II, 24.1% HH III, 13.8% HH IV. The Fisher scale grade IV was the most common (39.7%). Remodeling, coil embolization, arterial occlusion and histoacryl embolization were the techniques employed. Effective occlusion was achieved in 87.7%, partial occlusion in 5.3% and non-effective occlusion in 7.0% of the patients. Glasgow outcome scale results were: 76.3% GOS 5, 5.0% GOS 4, 5.8% GOS 3, 1.4% GOS 2 and 11.5% GOS 1.


CONCLUSIONS
Endovascular treatment seems to be feasible within Brazilian public health system, with results as good as those obtained in larger international centers.
Souza
João Renato Figueiredo
JR
Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE, Brazil. jrenato@daterranet.com.br
Otoch
Marcelo
M
Ribeiro
Sérgio Pouchain
SP
Ramos
Francisco
F
Almeida
João Paulo Cavalcante de
JP
Albuquerque
Lucas Alverne Freitas de
LA
Souza
Moysés Loiola Ponte de
ML
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome