Table 4

Summary of the published literature on the use of flow-diverting stents in posterior circulation fusiform aneurysms

AuthorsNo of patients with non-saccular aneurysmsMorbidityMortalityFollow-up (months)
Narata et al372006–9
Fiorella et al21 38250%50%12–28
Ducruet et al391006
Tan et al401006
Chalouhi et al343005.5
Siddiqui et al25714%57%NA
Gong et al411006
Nelson et al42100NA
Szikora et al431006
Ertl et al4410100%17
Raphaeli et al164025%NA
Munich et al351225%8.30%11
Toth et al45250% (patient discontinued antiplatelets)50%NA
Natarajan et al36128.30%0%12–43
Ahmed et al46425%75%12–25