title: A loose-packing approach for coil embolization of giant intracranial aneurysm.
abstract: Endoluminal occlusion of giant intracranial aneurysms with coil embolization is a viable endovascular treatment option alternative to surgical clipping. However, due to the relatively large aneurysm size, the use of embolization coils for giant aneurysms could be great. A loose-packing embolization strategy in which the fundus of the aneurysm is loosely packed while the aneurysm base is tightly packed is presented. Such a coiling strategy is best suited to giant aneurysms of elongated configuration and narrow neck as illustrated in the present case. While the use of the loose-packing approach is recommended for elongated aneurysms with a narrow neck, its use is not to be generalized for aneurysms of other configurations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. simonyu@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Simon C H
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wilbur C K
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Albert C S
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged