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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2019

Endovascular treatment of small (< 5 mm) unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms.

Damian Kocur, Nikodem Przybyłko, Jan Baron, Adam Rudnik

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 2019. 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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Damian KocurDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Nikodem PrzybyłkoDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Jan BaronDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Adam RudnikDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

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Abstract

purposeWe report our experience with endovascular treatment of these lesions, with special consideration of angiographic and clinical outcomes and periprocedural complications. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe analysis included treatment results of 19 patients with 20 aneurysms. The aneurysm size ranged from 1.9 to 4.7 mm (mean 3.8, SD 0.7). Clinical examinations with the use of modified Rankin Score and angiographic outcomes were evaluated initially postembolisation and at a minimum follow-up of six months.

resultsInitial post-treatment complete and near-complete aneurysm occlusion was achieved in 19 (95%) cases and incomplete occlusion in one (5%) case. Imaging follow-up, performed in 17 (89.4%) patients, showed no change in the degree of occlusion in 16 (94.1%) patients and coil compaction in one (5.9%). There were no retreatment procedures. The procedure-related mortality rate was 5% (1/20) and was associated with intraprocedural aneurysm rupture. There was a case of a clinically silent coil prolapse into the parent artery. The clinical follow-up evaluation achieved in 17 (89.4%) patients showed no change in clinical status in all followed patients.

conclusionsEndovascular treatment of small unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms is feasible and effective. The procedure-related complications are not negligible, especially in terms of the benign natural course of these lesions.

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embolisationmiddle cerebral arteryunruptured cerebral aneurysms

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PMID31481991
PMCPMC6717937

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