Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China.
J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Oct;20(10):1377-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.12.012. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
The endovascular treatment of patients with tiny, wide-necked aneurysms is technically challenging, due to the small volume for microcatheterization and coil stabilization inside the aneurysm sac. We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of stent-assisted embolization for patients with ruptured, tiny, wide-necked posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysms. Between January 2007 and August 2011, 17 tiny, wide-necked PcomA aneurysms that had ruptured were treated at our institution using a modified stent-assisted technique, with delivery of the first coil inside the aneurysm followed by placement of a self-expanding stent via a second microcatheter. All patients were treated successfully using this modified stent-assisted coiling technique. Initial results showed aneurysm occlusion of Raymond Class 1 in 10 patients, Class 2 in four patients, and Class 3 in three patients. The angiographic follow-up results for 13 patients (mean, 12.5 months) showed that all aneurysms remained stable or improved, without any in-stent stenosis or recurrence. Of the other four patients, three refused angiography for economic or personal reasons, and one was lost in follow-up. Clinical follow-up of 16 patients for a mean of 23.8 months showed no death or rebleeding. These results imply that endovascular treatment of ruptured tiny, wide-necked PcomA aneurysms using our modified stent-assisted coiling technique is safe and feasible. This technique improves the long-term outcomes of these aneurysms by increasing the packing density and diverting the intra-aneurysmal blood flow.
对于体积较小的宽颈动脉瘤,微导管进入瘤囊和线圈稳定都很困难,因此血管内治疗具有一定的技术挑战性。我们进行了一项回顾性研究,旨在评估支架辅助栓塞治疗破裂的微小宽颈后交通动脉瘤(PcomA)的可行性、有效性和安全性。2007 年 1 月至 2011 年 8 月,我院采用改良支架辅助技术治疗了 17 例破裂的微小宽颈 PcomA 动脉瘤,首先在瘤囊内放置第一个线圈,然后通过第二个微导管放置自膨式支架。所有患者均成功采用改良支架辅助弹簧圈技术进行治疗。初始结果显示 10 例动脉瘤达到 Raymond 分级 1 级闭塞,4 例达到 2 级,3 例达到 3 级。13 例患者(平均 12.5 个月)的血管造影随访结果显示所有动脉瘤均保持稳定或改善,支架内无狭窄或复发。另外 4 例患者中,3 例因经济或个人原因拒绝行血管造影检查,1 例失访。16 例患者的临床随访时间平均为 23.8 个月,无死亡或再出血。这些结果表明,采用改良支架辅助弹簧圈技术治疗破裂的微小宽颈 PcomA 动脉瘤是安全可行的。该技术通过增加填塞密度和改变瘤内血流方向,改善了这些动脉瘤的长期预后。