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. 2019 Sep;161(9):1755-1761.
doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04002-3. Epub 2019 Jul 15.

Early and midterm results of treatment of giant internal carotid artery paraclinoid aneurysms with trapping and flow diverters

Yerbol Makhambetov  1 , Assylbek Kaliyev  2 , Ken-Ichiro Kikuta  3 , Faizulla Smagulov  1 , Yerkin Medetov  1 , Marat Kulmirzayev  1 , Talgat Kerimbayev  1 , Nurlan Kissamedenov  1 , Aigerim Tursynkhan  1 , Aidos Doskaliyev  1 , Serik Akshulakov  1
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Early and midterm results of treatment of giant internal carotid artery paraclinoid aneurysms with trapping and flow diverters

Yerbol Makhambetov et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Flow diverter devices (FDD) carry risks of postoperative complications when treating aneurysms with wide necks, stenosis, and severe tortuosity of the parent vessel. In this study, we evaluated early and midterm results for the treatment of giant paraclinoid aneurysms managed by trapping and endovascular deployment of FDD.

Methods: Medical records were analyzed for patients with giant paraclinoid aneurysms treated between July 2008 and December 2017 at National Centre for Neurosurgery with either a flow diverter or by trapping the aneurysm with or without extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery. We recorded age, sex, clinical presentation, treatment modality, morbidity, and mortality. Clinical outcomes were assessed using a modified Rankin scale (mRS).

Results: Among 29 consecutive patients, 13 were treated with FDD, and 16 patients were managed by trapping the aneurysm, where 7/16 cases had preliminary EC-IC bypass. Of 16 trapping patients, six were trapped endovascularly and ten were trapped surgically. During the follow-up period (mean 33 months, range 6-96), total exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation was observed 100% of aneurysms in the trapping group and 84.6% in the FDD group (P = 0.192). Early postoperative morbidity was observed in three (23%) cases in the FDD group, and four (25%) in trapping group (P = 0.525). The FDD group had one (7.7%) fatal complication due to stent occlusion and severe ischemic stroke after three months postoperatively, despite appropriate antiplatelet therapy. There were no mortalities in the trapping group (P = 0.149). The rate of mRS 0-2 did not differ significantly across groups at discharge (81.3% vs. 69.2%; P = 0.667), and all patients had mRS 0-2 at follow-up (P = 1.000).

Conclusions: FDD deployment for giant paraclinoid aneurysms results in comparable angiographic and clinical outcomes to aneurysm trapping. Despite implementation of modern endovascular treatment methods, aneurysm trapping remains a valuable treatment option in carefully selected patients with giant paraclinoid aneurysms.

Keywords: EC-IC bypass; Flow diverter devices; Giant aneurysms; Internal carotid artery; Paraclinoid.

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