Stent-assisted coil embolization

Horowitz MB, Levy El, Koebbe CJ, Jungreis CC (2001) Transluminal stent-assisted coil embolization of a vertebral confluence aneurysm technique report. Surg Neurol 55 291-296... 

For patients undergoing stent-assisted coil embolization of broad-based aneurysms, early recognition of procedure-related complications may be essential, such as incomplete stent deployment, stent migration during the coiling, or intracranial hemorrhage due to perforation of the aneurysm or the parent artery. 

Molyneux A J. Kerr R S, Yu L M et al. (2005) International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2,143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms a randomised comparison of effects on survival, dependency, seizures, rebleeding, subgroups, and aneurysm occlusion. Lancet 3-9 366 809-917 Richter G, Engelhorn T, Struffert T et al. (2007) Flat panel detector angiographic CT for stent-assisted coil embolization of broad-based cerebral aneurysms. Am J Neurora-diol 28 1902-1908... 

Cardiovascular The utility of pretreatment with antiplatelet agents and stent-assisted coil embolization of ruptured wide-neck aneurysms in the setting of acute subarachnoid haemorrhage was evaluated in 65 patients. Patients were treated intraoperatively with 600 mg of clopidogrel immediately after stent placement and maintained with 75 mg of clopidogrel and 81 mg of aspirin daily. Infrequent major bleeding complications secondary to antiplatelet therapy were identified [40 ]. 

Chalouhi N, Jabbour P, Kung D, Flasan D. Safety and efficacy of tirofiban in stent-assisted coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2012 71(3) 710-4. 

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