M Piotin, A Biondi, N Sourour, R Blanc
PURPOSE: The LUNA is a self-expanding ovoid device that serves as an intra saccular flow diverter as well as a scaffold for endothelization across the neck. The objective of this prospective clinical study (9 European centers) aiming to include a total of 63 patients was to evaluate the ability of the AES to occlude intracranial aneurysms while maintaining patency of the parent artery. METHODS: Immediate post-implantation occlusion grade, near-complete, or incomplete, and parent vessel compromise were evaluated...
July 2014: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery