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Contour Neurovascular System for endovascular embolization of cerebral aneurysms: a multicenter cohort study of 10 European neurovascular centers
    1. 1Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Doppler Clinic, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
    2. 2Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    3. 3Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France
    4. 4Laboratoire de Recherches Intégratives en Neurosciences et Psychologie Cognitive - UR 481 LINC, Université Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    5. 5Institute of Neurointervention, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    6. 6Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
    7. 7Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
    8. 8Department of Neuroradiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
    9. 9Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham, UK
    10. 10Interventional Neuroradiology/Endovascular Neurosurgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
    11. 11Department of Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital La Luz, Quironsalud, Madrid, Spain
    12. 12Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
    13. 13Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    14. 14Department of Neuroradiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
    15. 15Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    16. 16Neuroradiology & Neurointervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    17. 17Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Clinic, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
    1. Correspondence to Dr Christoph J Griessenauer, Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Doppler Clinic, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; christoph.griessenauer{at}gmail.com

    Abstract

    Background Intrasaccular devices have become increasingly popular in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, particularly at the bifurcation. Here we evaluate the Contour Neurovascular System, an intrasaccular device for the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, in a multicenter cohort study, the largest to the best of our knowledge.

    Methods Consecutive patients with intracranial aneurysms treated with the Contour Neurovascular System between February 2017 and October 2022 at 10 European neurovascular centers were prospectively collected and retrospectively reviewed. Patient and aneurysm characteristics, procedural details, and angiographic and clinical outcomes were evaluated.

    Results During the study period, 279 aneurysms (median age of patients 60 years, IQR 52–68) were treated with Contour. In 83.2% of patients the device was placed electively, whereas the remaining patients were treated in the setting of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. The most common locations were the middle cerebral artery (26.5%) followed by the anterior communicating region (26.2%). Median aneurysm dome and neck size were 5.2 mm (IQR 4.2–7) and 3.9 mm (IQR 3–5). Contour size 7 (39%) and 9 (25%) were most used. Thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications occurred in 6.8% and 0.4% of aneurysms, respectively. Raymond-Roy 1 and 2 occlusions at last follow-up were achieved in 63.2% and 28.3%, respectively, resulting in adequate occlusion of 91.5% of aneurysms.

    Conclusion This is the largest multicenter study reporting the outcome on the Contour Neurovascular System. At 1 year, the self-evaluated data on safety and efficacy are comparable to data of existing intrasaccular devices. Contour is a promising technology in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms.

    • Aneurysm
    • Flow Diverter
    • Device

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    • Contributors Conception and design: CJG, SG, MKO. Acquisition of data: all authors. Analysis and interpretation of data: CJG, SG, MKO. Drafting the article: CJG. Critical revision of the article: all authors. Reviewed submitted version of manuscript: all authors. Approved the final version of the manuscript on behalf of all authors: CJG, MKO. Statistical analysis: CJG, SG. Administrative/technical/material support: all authors. Study supervision: CJG, MKO. The guarantors of the study are CJG and MKO.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests Please see uploaded ICMJE forms from co-authors.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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