The Use of Solitaire AB Stents in Coil Embolization of Wide-Necked Cerebral Aneurysms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Solitaire AB stent is one of many assistant stents used for treating wide-necked cerebral aneurysm, and has been used since 2003. However, large sample studies on its safety and effectiveness are lacking. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Solitaire AB stent in the coil embolization of wide-necked cerebral aneurysms.

Methods

Retrospective review of the clinical and image data of 116 patients with wide-necked cerebral aneurysms who had been enrolled at six interventional neuroradiology centers from February 2010 to February 2014 and had been treated by coil embolization; in total, 120 Solitaire AB stents were used. The degree of aneurysm occlusion was examined using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) immediately a

SUBMITTER: Li TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4591355 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature