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Early angiographic occlusion of ruptured blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery using the Pipeline Embolization Device as a primary treatment option
  1. Yin C Hu1,2,3,
  2. Chandril Chugh1,
  3. Hasit Mehta3,
  4. Michael F Stiefel1,2,3
  1. 1NeuroVascular Institute, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA
  2. 2Department of Neurosurgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
  3. 3Department of Neuroradiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Yin C Hu, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Taylor Pavilion, Suite-156, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; HuY{at}wcmc.com

Abstract

Background Data on the timing, durability and occlusion rate of treating ruptured blister cerebral aneurysms using the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) are limited.

Clinical presentation Three patients who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhages from ruptured blister aneurysms of the internal carotid arteries were treated with the PED.

Results Aneurysmal occlusion with reconstruction of the parent vessels occurred angiographically using the PED as a primary treatment modality. All three patients were treated successfully without immediate or delayed complications and remained neurologically intact during the 6-month follow-up period.

Conclusions Complete occlusion of a ruptured blister aneurysm can occur immediately after PED placement. In ruptured blister aneurysms with contrast stagnation after PED treatment, early angiographic occlusion was confirmed as early as 6 weeks and continued with medium-term durability.

  • Aneurysm
  • Flow Diverter
  • Hemorrhage
  • Subarachnoid
  • Artery

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