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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2018

Re-treatment of an unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm using the new pCONus 2 device: Description of a case.

Marco Varrassi, Sergio Carducci, Aldo V Giordano, Carlo Masciocchi

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. pCONUS 2 and pCONUS 2-HPC in the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms: Multicentre UK experience.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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  2. pCONUS 2 and pCONUS 2-HPC for the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms: Periprocedural, 6-month, and early 2-year follow-up outcomes.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco Varrassi1 Radiology Department, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Sergio Carducci1 Radiology Department, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Aldo V Giordano1 Radiology Department, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Carlo Masciocchi2 Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
San Salvatore Hospital · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endovascular approach represents today the first option in treatment of ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Nevertheless, wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms still represent a technical challenge for endovascular treatment due to the need to protect vessels arising next to the aneurysmal neck. A variety of devices have been implemented to ensure adequate assistance for coiling of these lesions. Among these devices, the new pCONus 2 represents an evolution of the well-known pCONus; compared to the previous one in fact, it allows a degree of articulation and flexibility between the shaft and the distal part (crown), making it more suitable for treatment of aneurysms presenting an angle between the longitudinal axis of the dome and parent vessel. We report our first case using pCONus 2 in the re-treatment of an unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm in a 57-year-old man, showing evident recanalization two years after coiling.

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StentsCerebral AngiographyEmbolization, TherapeuticHumansIntracranial AneurysmMaleMiddle AgedRetreatmentCerebral aneurysmendovascular treatmentpCONus 2stent-assisted coiling

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PMID29781370
PMCPMC6050889
OpenAlexW2803192300

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