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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Published on: August 11, 2015
Endovascular Coiling of Aneurysm Remnants after Clipping in Patients with Follow-up. A Single Center Experience
S Mangiafico1, M Cellerini, G Villa
1Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence; Italy - giordanog@ao-careggi.toscana.it.
Summary:
The vast majority of intracranial aneurysms can be obliterated completely with surgical clipping. However, postoperative remnants occur in about 4 to 8% of patients who undergo postoperative angiography. Endovascular embolization has been successfully performed in patients with postoperative aneurysm remnant and it may represent a therapeutic alternative to surgical reintervention. Twelve aneurysm remnants after surgical clipping were treated with endovascular embolization using GDC. All aneurysms were located in the anterior circulation. Our experience confirms the feasibility and relative safety of this treatment strategy that may be considered a valid alternative to reintervention.
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