Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms

Abstract

Traditionally, surgical clipping was the only available treatment modality for intracranial aneurysms. However, in the last few decades, the endovascular therapy of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) has seen a tremendous evolution and development. From coiling to flow diversion and flow disruptor devices, endovascular treatment modalities have increased in number and received broader indications throughout the years. In this review article, the treatment modalities for the endovascular management of IAs are presented, emphasizing newer devices and technologies.

Initial and mid-term results of LEO Baby stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms located in small arteries: A single-center experience with 131 consecutive patients

“…In recent years, stent-assisted embolization techniques have played an increasingly important role in the endovascular treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms (1,2). Stents prevent protrusion of coils into the parent artery, promote proliferation of vascular endothelial cells, and further reduce recanalization and retreatment rates (3). However, wide-necked aneurysms located in distal vessels or small vessels remain challenging due to the difficult navigation of larger (0.021-or 0.027-inch) delivery microcatheters to these small arteries (4)(5)(6).…”