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ArticleHeliyon2020

Three-dimensional aneurysm volume measurements show no correlation between coil packing density and recurrence.

Bart Thaci, Miriam Nuño, Kunal Varshneya, Clayton H Gerndt, Matthew Kercher, Brian C Dahlin, Ben Waldau

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Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Packing density and the angiographic results of coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bart ThaciDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Miriam NuñoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Division of Biostatistics, University of California Davis, Davis, USA.
Kunal VarshneyaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA.
Clayton H GerndtDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Matthew KercherDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Brian C DahlinDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Ben WaldauDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Neurological Surgery · USStanford University · USUniversity of California, Davis · USUniversity of California Davis Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEndovascular treatment is the mainstay therapy for brain aneurysms. About 15% of patients need re-treatment within six months due to early recanalization. In this study, we investigate risk factors associated with treatment failure.

methodsThis retrospective cohort study includes endovascularly treated aneurysm cases between July 2012 and December 2015 at the University of California Davis Medical Center with pre-treatment and early post-treatment imaging. Thin cut 3D aneurysm volume rendering was used for morphologic analyses. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate differences between patients and clinical factors by treatment failure.

resultsOf the 50 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 41 (82.0%) were female, with an average age of 61 years. Most aneurysms were on the anterior communicating artery (40%) or posterior communicating artery (22.0%), and 34 (68%) aneurysms were ruptured. Early treatment failure was observed in 14 (28.0%) of endovascularly treated patients. Raymond-Roy class (RRC) was significantly associated with treatment failure (p = 0.0052), with 10 out of the 14 cases (71.4%) with early recanalization having an RRC of 3. Coil packing density did not associate with aneurysm recanalization (p = 0.61).

conclusionIn our single institution series, patient characteristics, aneurysm characteristics, or coil packing density did not affect early aneurysm recanalization. RRC was the best predictor of early recanalization; however, further confirmation with additional studies are required. Although this study focused on early treatment failure, late recanalization has been shown with longer follow up. Further investigation into factors associated with late treatment failure will need further investigation. New intrasaccular devices and flow diverters will also likely play a role in reducing recurrence in the future as these treatments gain usage.

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AnatomyAneurysm coilingAneurysm recanalizationBrain aneurysmClinical researchEndovascular treatment failureNeurologyNeurosurgeryRadiology

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PMCPMC7551363
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