Observational studyAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2014
Endovascular treatment of 300 consecutive middle cerebral artery aneurysms: clinical and radiologic outcomes.
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- Treatment and outcome of thrombosed aneurysms of the middle cerebral artery: institutional experience and a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2019Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of flow diverter stents in the treatment of bifurcation cerebral aneurysms: single-center experienceDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2025Article
- Microsurgical clipping remains a viable option for the treatment of coilable ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms in the endovascular era.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of endovascular coil embolization for unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms: middle-term clinical and imaging outcomes with 3 years mean follow-up periods, a 16-year experience.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Changes in treatment of intracranial aneurysms during the last decade in a large European neurovascular center.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Observational
- Endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysms: current status and future prospects.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Endovascular Treatment for Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Single-Center Experience and Review of Literatures.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2021Article
- Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms With a Low-Profile Visualized Intraluminal Support Device.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysm with a (LVIS) device: Comparison of LVIS stent and non-LVIS stent.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
- Recurrence of endovascularly and microsurgically treated intracranial aneurysms-review of the putative role of aneurysm wall biology.Neurosurgical review · 2019Review
- Meta-Analysis of Clipping versus Coiling for the Treatment of Unruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Direct Comparison of Procedure-Related Complications.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Article
- Flow Diversion for the Treatment of MCA Bifurcation Aneurysms-A Single Centre Experience.Frontiers in neurology · 2017Article
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- Validity of the Meyer Scale for Assessment of Coiled Aneurysms and Aneurysm Recurrence.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2016Article
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Abstract
background and purposeThere is controversy as to the best mode of treating MCA aneurysms. We report the results of a large endovascular series of patients treated at our center. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study was a retrospective analysis of a prospectively acquired data base. All patients with saccular MCA aneurysms treated between November 1996 and June 2012 were included. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies grade, aneurysm site, size, and aneurysm neck size were recorded, along with clinical outcome assessed with the Glasgow Outcome Scale and radiographic occlusion assessed with the Raymond classification at 6 months and 2.5 years.
resultsA total of 295 patients with 300 MCA aneurysms were treated including 244 ruptured aneurysms (80.7%). The technical failure rate was 4.3% (13 patients). Complete occlusion or neck remnant was achieved in 264 (91.4%). Complications included rupture in 15 patients (5%), thromboembolism in 17 patients (5.7%), and early rebleeding in 3 patients (1%). Overall permanent procedural-related morbidity and mortality were seen in 12 patients (7.8%). Of the ruptured aneurysms, 189 (79.4%) had a favorable clinical outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale score, 4-5). A total of 33 patients (13.6%) died. On initial angiographic follow-up, aneurysm remnant was seen in 18 aneurysms (8.1%). A total of 13 patients (4.3%) were re-treated.
conclusionsOur experience demonstrates that endovascular treatment of MCA aneurysms has an acceptable safety profile with low rates of technical failure and re-treatment. Therefore, coiling is acceptable as the primary treatment of MCA aneurysms.
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