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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2015

The maze-making and solving technique for coil embolization of large and giant aneurysms.

T Ohta, I Nakahara, R Ishibashi, S Matsumoto, M Gomi, H Miyata, H Nishi, S Watanabe, I Nagata

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T OhtaFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. tsuyoshi@ya2.so-net.ne.jp.
I NakaharaFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
R IshibashiFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
S MatsumotoFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
M GomiFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
H MiyataFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
H NishiFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
S WatanabeFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
I NagataFrom the Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

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background and purposeDespite major progress in treating aneurysms by coil embolization, the complete occlusion of aneurysms of >10 mm in diameter (large/giant aneurysms) remains challenging. We present a novel endovascular treatment method for large and giant cerebral aneurysms called the "maze-making and solving" technique and compare the short-term follow-up results of this technique with those of conventional coil embolization. MATERIALS AND

methodsEight patients (65 ± 11.5 years of age, 7 women) with large/giant unruptured nonthrombosed cerebral aneurysm (mean largest aneurysm dimension, 19 ± 4.4 mm) were treated by the maze-making and solving technique, a combination of the double-catheter technique and various assisted techniques. The coil-packing attenuation, postoperative courses, and recurrence rate of this maze group were compared with 30 previous cases (conventional group, 65.4 ± 13.0 years of age; 22 women; mean largest aneurysm dimension, 13.4 ± 3.8 mm).

resultsFour maze group cases were Raymond class 1; and 4 were class 2 as indicated by immediate postsurgical angiography. No perioperative deaths or major strokes occurred. Mean packing attenuation of the maze group was significantly higher than that of the conventional group (37.4 ± 5.9% versus 26.2 ± 5.6%). Follow-up angiography performed at 11.3 ± 5.4 months revealed no recurrence in the maze group compared with 39.2% in the conventional group.

conclusionsThe maze-making and solving technique achieves high coil-packing attenuation for efficient embolization of large and giant cerebral aneurysms with a low risk of recurrence.

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AdultAgedCerebral AngiographyEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansIntracranial AneurysmMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome

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PMID25542878
PMCPMC7964313

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