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Review
. 2016 Oct 25;1(3):93-100.
doi: 10.1136/svn-2016-000027. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Cerebral aneurysm treatment: modern neurovascular techniques

Bowen Jiang  1 , Michelle Paff  2 , Geoffrey P Colby  1 , Alexander L Coon  1 , Li-Mei Lin  2
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Review

Cerebral aneurysm treatment: modern neurovascular techniques

Bowen Jiang et al. Stroke Vasc Neurol. .

Abstract

Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysm continues to evolve with the development of new technologies. This review provides an overview of the recent major innovations in the neurointerventional space in recent years.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Brain; Coil; Device; Flow Diverter.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: ALC is a proctor for the Pipeline Embolization Device (Medtronic Neurovascular, Irvine, California, USA) and a consultant for Medtronic; a proctor for the Surpass device (Stryker Neurovascular, Fremont, California, USA) and a consultant for Stryker Neurovascular; a proctor for the Flow-Redirection Endoluminal Device (FRED) device (Microvention, Tustin, California, USA) and a consultant for Microvention; a proctor for the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device (Sequent Medical, Aliso Viejo, California, USA) and a consultant for Sequent. GPC is a consultant for Medtronic Neurovascular and Microvention.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Flow diversion concept: placement of a high-mesh density stent (flow diverter) in the parent vessel disrupts blood flow into the aneurysm (A and B), allowing for progressive intra-aneurysmal thrombosis over time with subsequent obliteration of the aneurysm (C and D). Additionally, the flow diverter provides a scaffold for neoendothelialisation, which treats the weakened abnormal arterial wall and isolates the aneurysm from the parent circulation resulting in durable occlusion of the aneurysm (E).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Flow diversion treatment of a large left cavernous aneurysm with complete occlusion of the aneurysm demonstrated at 6-month follow-up angiogram.
Figure 3
Figure 3
WEB intrasaccular flow disruption system. SL, single layer; WEB, Woven EndoBridge; WEB SLS, WEB SL device with a spherical shape. Images provided by Sequent Medical.
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Figure 4
WEB treatment of MCA bifurcation aneurysms. Top row is a small left MCA bifurcation aneurysm. Bottom row is a large right MCA bifurcation aneurysm. WEB, Woven EndoBridge. Images provided by Sequent Medical.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Optimisation of WEB platform. WEB, Woven EndoBridge. Images provided by Sequent Medical.
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