[Endovascular therapy for intracranial aneurysms].

During the past 5 to 10 years, therapy for aneurysms has seen dramatic changes. In some centers they happened before the ISAT study, in others afterward. Endovascular treatment is now the method of choice for intracranial aneurysms whenever possible. Large centers are using it for 70-80% of aneurysms. Due to constant development of new interventional materials, even wide-necked aneurysms in practically all localizations can be treated today with very dependable results. The remaining aneurysms are quite difficult to treat and represent a great neurosurgical challenge. Despite all the technical improvements, closure is still not the most difficult element of the therapeutic procedure. This role is played by the subarachnoidal hemorrhage, which still is decisive for patient outcome. All related disciplines are urgently called upon to solve the unresolved problems as quickly and efficiently as possible through determined research.