- Efficacy of Skull Plain Films in Follow-up Evaluation of Cerebral Aneurysms Treated with Detachable Coils: Quantitative Assessment of Coil Mass
Coil mass appearances were compared between initial postembolization and follow-up skull radiographs. Changes in the largest diameter of the coil mass generally indicated aneurysm recurrence, especially in the patients with high packing attenuation. Thus, lateral radiographs have the potential to predict aneurysm recurrences.
- Visual Outcomes with Flow-Diverter Stents Covering the Ophthalmic Artery for Treatment of Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms
Outcomes in 28 patients in whom a stent covered the origin of the ophthalmic artery were reviewed. In 86%, the artery remained patent but 40% showed clinical ophthalmic complications. Thus, a stent covering the origin of this artery is not without complications and should be avoided when possible.
- Rescue Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications during Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis
The authors evaluated the results reported in 23 studies that included 516 patients in whom different drugs were used for rescue therapy in thromboembolic complications during endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The literature shows that rescue therapy with thrombolytic agents resulted in significantly more morbidity than rescue therapy with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. Tirofiban/eptifibatide resulted in significantly higher recanalization rates compared with abciximab.
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