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Coil embolization of overwide and undertall small intracranial aneurysms with double microcatheter technique

Authors
 Dong Joon Kim  ;  Byung Moon Kim  ;  Keun Young Park  ;  Eun Hyun Ihm  ;  Jang Hyun Baek  ;  Dong Ik Kim 
Citation
 ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, Vol.156(5) : 839-846, 2014 
Journal Title
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
ISSN
 0001-6268 
Issue Date
2014
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Catheters ; Embolization, Therapeutic/instrumentation* ; Embolization, Therapeutic/methods ; Feasibility Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Intracranial Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging ; Intracranial Aneurysm/therapy* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography ; Treatment Outcome
Keywords
Aneurysm ; Coil ; Embolization ; Microcatheter
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Overwide and undertall small intracranial aneurysms remain a challenge for coil embolization. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and results of intrasaccular double microcatheter endovascular coil embolization of overwide and undertall small intracranial aneurysms.
METHODS:Small (<7 mm), overwide (dome-to-neck ratio [DNR] ≤1.2), and undertall (ASPECT ratio ≤1.2) aneurysms which were treated with double microcatheter technique were selected. For the double microcatheter technique, two microcatheters were selected simultaneously into the aneurysm sac and coil insertion was performed alternatingly. The initial results, ASPECT, DNR ratios, complications, and follow-up results were assessed.
RESULTS:Twenty small (mean, 3.8 mm), overwide (mean DNR, 1.1), and undertall (mean ASPECT, 1.0) aneurysms were treated with the double microcatheter technique. Overall, complete or near complete occlusion was achieved in 19/20 cases. This was achieved with only the double microcatheter technique in 16/20 cases (ASPECT mean, 1.0; DNR mean, 1.1). Adjuvant balloon remodeling was performed in 4/20 cases (ASPECT mean, 0.8; DNR mean, 1.1). The ASPECT ratio was significantly lower in the adjuvant balloon remodeling cases (p = 0.027). Coiling failed in one patient with both DNR and ASPECT ratio <1.0. Overall, one patient developed a focal visual field defect after the procedure. No other patients developed neurologically significant complications.
CONCLUSIONS:Double microcatheter technique may be a safe and effective method for the treatment of overwide and undertall small intracranial aneurysms.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00701-014-2049-1
DOI
10.1007/s00701-014-2049-1
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Dong Ik(김동익)
Kim, Dong Joon(김동준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-087X
Kim, Byung Moon(김병문) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-6841
Park, Keun Young(박근영)
Ihm, Eun Hyun(임은현)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/99141
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