ArticleClinical neuroradiology2023
Treatment of Intracranial Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms Using Pipeline Embolization Devices : A Multicenter Cohort Study.
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Post Market Multi-Center Retrospective Research on Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms With Pipeline Embolization Device in China (PLUS)
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- Flow-Diverting Devices in the Treatment of Vertebral Artery Aneurysms: Insights into Efficacy and Safety from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Translational stroke research · 2025Pooled it
- Endovascular treatment of intracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm in a patient with aplastic anemia: A case report and literature review.SAGE open medical case reports · 2026Article
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- Changes in preoperative and postoperative blood flow parameters are closely associated with in-stent stenosis after flow diverter treatment in unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a retrospective cohort study.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeIntracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm (IVADA) is a rare type of aneurysm with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, the application of pipeline embolization devices (PEDs) has been extended to IVADAs. Here, we aim to investigate the safety and effectiveness of PEDs for IVADAs.
methodWe retrospectively reviewed the PLUS database to identify patients who had IVADAs and were treated with PEDs from 2014 to 2019 at 14 centers across China. Data including patient and aneurysm characteristics, procedure details, angiographic and clinical results, relationship with the ipsilateral posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), and patency of the PICA following PED coverage were analyzed.
resultsIn this study 52 consecutive patients with 52 IVADAs were included. The mean age was 52.33 years and 82.7% were male. With a median follow-up of 10.5 months, the complete occlusion rate was 93.8% (45/48) and no recurrence or in-stent stenosis was detected. The total postoperative complication rate and mortality were 11.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Complications occurred in 9.6% (5/52) of patients within 30 days after the operation, including ischemic stroke in 3 and hemorrhagic stroke in 2. Another patient suffered an ischemic stroke at follow-up, 78.8% (41/52) PICAs were covered by PEDs, 1 case (2.4%) had a functional disability due to PICA occlusion, while 39.0% (16/41) had reduced flow during follow-up but hardly caused any obvious neurological deficits. Patients with IVADA involving PICA had a trend towards more complications (66.7% vs. 51.1%; P = 1).
conclusionTreating IVADAs with PEDs may be a safe and effective option, with favorable clinical and angiographic outcomes; however, complications associated with this treatment should not be ignored. REGISTRATION: http://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov . Unique identifier: NCT03831672.
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