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Clinical and angiographic characteristics of ruptured and unruptured distal cerebral aneurysms: a review of a large series of cases in a high-volume center.
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery 2024 March 6
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical, angiographic features, and endovascular approach of ruptured and unruptured distal intracranial aneurysms (DIAs).
METHODS: From January 2013 to February 2022, details of all consecutive intracranial aneurysms (IAs) treated endovascularly in our center were collected and retrospectively reviewed. IAs involving the anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery (distal to anterior communicating artery, limen insula, and P1 segment, respectively), and those distal to superior cerebellar artery, anterior-inferior cerebellar artery, and posterior inferior cerebellar artery's first segment were classified based on their etiology, location, size, and shape. Demographic, clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables, as well as follow-up outcomes were evaluated.
RESULTS: Of 2542 IAs, 151 (5.9%) DIAs were counted (average size 5.4±2.9 mm), including 61 (40.4%) unruptured and 90 (59.6%) ruptured. No difference in the aneurysmal size was observed, but aneurysms smaller than 4 mm were observed more frequently in the ruptured group (36.7% vs 18%; P=0.01). In addition, ruptured DIAs were more often non-saccular (40% vs 18%; P=0.004) and irregular (93.3% vs 59%; P<0.001), They were treated mostly by coiling, glue, and parent artery sacrifice (P=0.02, P=0.006, and P=0.001), whereas unruptured DIAs were treated by stent-assisted coiling and flow-diverter stents (P=0.001 and P<0.001, respectively), without any differences in occlusion (81.6% vs 82.5%) and recanalization (21.1% vs 17.5%) rates. Procedure-related complications occurred in 20/151 (13.2%) patients, without any differences between subgroups. Ruptured DIAs were more often re-treated (18.4% vs 5.3%, P=0.02). In multivariate analyses, irregular shape appeared as an independent predictor of ruptured presentation (OR=8.1, 95% CI 3.0 to 21.7; P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with unruptured DIAs, ruptured DIAs were more often non-saccular, irregular, and smaller than 4 mm. Despite different therapeutical approaches, ruptured and unruptured DIAs presented comparable occlusion and recanalization rates.
METHODS: From January 2013 to February 2022, details of all consecutive intracranial aneurysms (IAs) treated endovascularly in our center were collected and retrospectively reviewed. IAs involving the anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery (distal to anterior communicating artery, limen insula, and P1 segment, respectively), and those distal to superior cerebellar artery, anterior-inferior cerebellar artery, and posterior inferior cerebellar artery's first segment were classified based on their etiology, location, size, and shape. Demographic, clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables, as well as follow-up outcomes were evaluated.
RESULTS: Of 2542 IAs, 151 (5.9%) DIAs were counted (average size 5.4±2.9 mm), including 61 (40.4%) unruptured and 90 (59.6%) ruptured. No difference in the aneurysmal size was observed, but aneurysms smaller than 4 mm were observed more frequently in the ruptured group (36.7% vs 18%; P=0.01). In addition, ruptured DIAs were more often non-saccular (40% vs 18%; P=0.004) and irregular (93.3% vs 59%; P<0.001), They were treated mostly by coiling, glue, and parent artery sacrifice (P=0.02, P=0.006, and P=0.001), whereas unruptured DIAs were treated by stent-assisted coiling and flow-diverter stents (P=0.001 and P<0.001, respectively), without any differences in occlusion (81.6% vs 82.5%) and recanalization (21.1% vs 17.5%) rates. Procedure-related complications occurred in 20/151 (13.2%) patients, without any differences between subgroups. Ruptured DIAs were more often re-treated (18.4% vs 5.3%, P=0.02). In multivariate analyses, irregular shape appeared as an independent predictor of ruptured presentation (OR=8.1, 95% CI 3.0 to 21.7; P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with unruptured DIAs, ruptured DIAs were more often non-saccular, irregular, and smaller than 4 mm. Despite different therapeutical approaches, ruptured and unruptured DIAs presented comparable occlusion and recanalization rates.
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