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Comaneci-Assisted Coiling as a Treatment Option for Acutely Ruptured Wide Neck Cerebral Aneurysm: Case Series of 118 Patients

Neurosurgery 87 (6) 2020: 1148–1156

Wide-necked cerebral aneurysms in the setting of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remain difficult to treat with endovascular methods despite recent progress in the neuroendovascular field.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Comaneci device (Rapid Medical, Israel) in endovascular coil embolization of acutely ruptured, wide-necked sidewall, or bifurcation cerebral aneurysms.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 45 anterior communicating artery, 24 internal carotid artery, 21 middle cerebral artery bifurcation, 15 anterior cerebral artery, and 13 posterior circulation aneurysms, which were treated using Comaneci-assisted coil embolization from August 2017 to January 2019. We evaluated procedural complications, clinical outcomes, and mid-term angiographic follow-up. Immediate and 90 d-clinical outcome and radiological follow-up were obtained in all patients.

RESULTS: Comaneci-assisted coil embolization was performed in 118 acutely ruptured aneurysms. The technique was carried out successfully in all cases. Simultaneous application of 2 separated Comaneci devices was performed in 8/118 cases (6.77%). Periprocedural thromboembolic complications related to the devicewere seen in 7/118 cases (5.93%) and severe vasospasm of the parent artery after manipulation of the Comaneci device occurred in 5/118 cases (4.2%). The procedural-relatedmorbidity rate was 2.54%, and there was no procedural related mortality. Among the available survivors, angiographic followups were obtained at 3 and 6 mo, and complete aneurysmal obliteration was confirmed in 81/112 (72.3%) and 75/112 (66.9%) cases, respectively. Mid-term follow-up reviewed total recanalization rate of 14.28%.

CONCLUSION: Comaneci-assisted embolization of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms in patients presenting with acute SAHis associated with high procedural safety and adequate occlusion rates. Furthermore, dual antiplatelet therapy can be safely avoided in this patient group.

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Widening of the basilar bifurcation angle: association with presence of intracranial aneurysm, age, and female sex

Basilar art. bif.

J Neurosurg 121:1401–1410, 2014

Arterial bifurcations represent preferred locations for aneurysm formation, especially when they are associated with variations in divider geometry. The authors hypothesized a link between basilar apex aneurysms and basilar bifurcation (a) and vertebrobasilar junction (VBJ) angles.

Methods. The a and VBJ angles were measured in 3D MR and rotational angiographic volumes using a coplanar 3-point technique. Angle a was compared between age-matched cohorts in 45 patients with basilar artery (BA) aneurysms, 65 patients with aneurysms in other locations (non-BA), and 103 nonaneurysmal controls. Additional analysis was performed in 273 nonaneurysmal controls. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed on parametric BA models with increasing angles.

Results. Angle a was significantly wider in patients with BA aneurysms (146.7° ± 20.5°) than in those with non-BA aneurysms (111.7° ± 18°) and in controls (103° ± 20.6°) (p < 0.0001), whereas no difference was observed for the VBJ angle. A wider angle a correlated with BA aneurysm neck width but not dome size, which is consistent with CFD results showing a widening of the impingement zone at the bifurcation apex. BA bifurcations hosting even small aneurysms (< 5 mm) had a significantly larger a angle compared with matched controls (p < 0.0001). In nonaneurysmal controls, a increased with age (p < 0.0001), with a threshold effect above 35 years of age and a steeper dependence in females (p = 0.002) than males (p = 0.04).

Conclusions. The a angle widens with age during adulthood, especially in females. This angular widening is associated with basilar bifurcation aneurysms and may predispose individuals to aneurysm initiation by diffusing the flow impingement zone away from the protective medial band region of the flow divider.

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