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ArticleScientific reports2024

Safety and efficacy of the novel Alpha stent for the treatment of intracranial wide-necked aneurysm.

Junhyung Kim, Jung-Jae Kim, Seung Won Kim, Jinyoung Choi, Hanki Kim, Jinwoo Kim, Joonho Chung

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Junhyung KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Jae KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seung Won KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 20 Eonju-Ro 63-Gil, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06229, Republic of Korea.
Jinyoung ChoiSeverance Hospital, Yonsei University Healthcare System, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hanki KimDepartment of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jinwoo KimDepartment of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Joonho ChungDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 20 Eonju-Ro 63-Gil, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06229, Republic of Korea. ns.joonho.chung@gmail.com.
Yonsei University · KRKorea University · KRSeverance Hospital · KR

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Abstract

The Alpha stent is an intracranial closed-cell stent with a unique mesh design to enhance wall apposition. It recently underwent structural modifications to facilitate easier stent deployment. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of stent-assisted coil embolization for unruptured intracranial aneurysms using the Alpha stent. Between January 2021 and November 2021, 35 adult patients with 35 unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the distal internal carotid artery were prospectively enrolled. For efficacy outcomes, magnetic resonance angiography at the 6-month follow-up was evaluated using the Raymond-Roy occlusion classification (RROC). The safety outcome evaluated the occurrence of symptomatic procedure-related neurological complications up to 6 months postoperatively. Technical success was achieved in 34/35 (97.1%). Six months postoperatively, aneurysm occlusion showed RROC I in 32/35 (91.4%) and RROC II in 3/35 (8.6%) patients. Procedure-related neurologic complications occurred in one patient (2.9%) who experienced hemiparesis due to acute lacunar infarction, which resulted in a 6-month mRS score of 1. The Alpha stent demonstrated excellent efficacy and safety outcomes in stent-assisted coil embolization of unruptured distal ICA aneurysms. The recent structural modifications allowed for easier stent delivery and deployment.Clinical trial registration number: KCT0005841; registration date: 28/01/2021.

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Embolization, TherapeuticIntracranial AneurysmAdultBlood Vessel ProsthesisCerebral AngiographyHumansRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment Outcome

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PMID38622273
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