Risk of Branch Occlusion and Ischemic Complications with the Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Flow diversion with the Pipeline Embolization Device is increasingly used for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms due to high reported obliteration rates and low associated morbidity. While obliteration of covered branches in the anterior circulation is generally asymptomatic, this has not been studied within the posterior circulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between branch coverage and occlusion, as well as associated ischemic events in a cohort of patients with posterior circulation aneurysms treated with the Pipeline Embolization Device.

Materials and methods

A retrospective review of prospectively maintained databases at 8 academic institutions from 2009 to 2016 was performed to identify patients with post

SUBMITTER: Adeeb N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655425 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature