Influences of stents on the outcome of coil embolized intracranial aneurysms: comparison between a stent-remodeled and non-remodeled treatment.
OBJECTIVE
The influences of a stent on the outcome of embolized aneurysms are not well known. The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the angiographic follow-up (FU) results of stent-remodeled (StR) and non-remodeled (nonR) coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms.


METHODS
Thirty-seven StR patients with FU digital subtraction angiography (DSA) were matched with 37 nonR patients according to presentation (ruptured or unruptured), location of the aneurysm (sidewall or bifurcation), initial sac occlusion (complete/near complete or incomplete/failure), and the sac size (largest diameter/less than 2 mm difference). The baseline clinical and aneurysm characteristics, initial/FU treatment success rates, and FU DSA findings between the StR and nonR groups with regard to the morphologic features (size and location) of the aneurysms were assessed and compared.


RESULTS
The StR group showed more frequent progressive thrombosis compared to the nonR group (56.8 vs. 27.0%; p < 0.05). These differences were more prominent for small aneurysms (70 vs. 25%; p < 0.05). Small aneurysms showed a lower rate of FU recanalization in the StR group compared to the nonR group (0 vs. 25%; p < 0.05). Sidewall aneurysms also showed a higher rate of progressive thrombosis in the StR group (61.1 vs. 27.8%; p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Coil embolization is an effective treatment method for intracranial aneurysms, however, changes on follow-up may affect the long-term outcome. Stent remodeling may aid in preserving and enhancing the treatment durability especially in small aneurysms.
Kim
Dong Joon
DJ
Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Suh
Sang Hyun
SH
Lee
Jae Whan
JW
Kim
Byung Moon
BM
Lee
Jae Wook
JW
Huh
Seung Kon
SK
Kim
Dong Ik
DI
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