Different factors influence recanalisation rate after coiling in ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms

Iris Q Grunwald (Lead / Corresponding author), Joyce S Balami, Daniela Weber, Jessica Mutter, Anna L Kühn, Christoph Krick, Wolfgang Reith, Panagiotis Papanagiotou, Kaveh Shariat

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    Abstract

    Background: Most studies evaluating long-term efficacy after coil embolisation of intracranial aneurysms have not differentiated between ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. 

    Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse factors that influence recanalisation in ruptured and unruptured aneurysms.

    Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 182 (98 ruptured, 84 unruptured) aneurysms, treated with coil embolisation alone that received follow-up with digital substraction angiography (DSA).

     Results: At 6 months 26% of the aneurysms showed recanalisation. Multivariate variance analysis revealed that different factors influenced recanalisation in ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. In ruptured aneurysms patient age was a determinant, with younger patients recanalising more frequently than older ones (p = 0.016). Also, low initial packing density led to higher recanalisation rates (p = 0.015) than higher packing. In the unruptured aneurysm group these factors were not significant. Here, only a larger aneurysm volume led to higher recanalisation rates (p = 0.027).

    Conclusions: Our data suggest that in ruptured aneurysms, high packing density is a key factor to prevent recanalisation, while in unruptured aneurysms, aneurysm volume is the main predictor for recanalisation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)228-232
    Number of pages5
    JournalCNS & neurological disorders drug targets
    Volume12
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

    Keywords

    • Aneurysm, Ruptured/surgery
    • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
    • Embolization, Therapeutic/instrumentation
    • Female
    • Humans
    • Intracranial Aneurysm/surgery
    • Longitudinal Studies
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Retrospective Studies
    • Statistics, Nonparametric
    • Surgical Instruments
    • Treatment Outcome

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