Results of Y-stent-assisted-coiling with a low-profile Neuroform Atlas stent in complex bifurcation aneurysms

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 5, 1366 - 1370, 25.09.2022

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https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1139782

Abstract

Aim: Neuroform Atlas is a low-profile stent with an open-cell structure that can be deployed via a low-profile microcatheter. This study analyzed the safety, durability, and efficiency of Y-stent-assisted coiling (Y-SAC) with two Neuroform Atlas stents for treating unruptured wide-neck complex bifurcation aneurysms.
Material and method: We retrospectively reviewed patients who were treated for intracranial bifurcation aneurysms using the Y-SAC technique with two Neuroform Atlas stents. A total of 94 consecutive patients were included in the study. Clinical and angiographic results and complications were evaluated before and after the procedure.
Results: Y-SAC was successfully performed (100%) without any technical complications in any case. The mean angiographic follow-up period was 14.6±6.6 months. Follow-up DSA was performed on 93.6% of patients. The last follow-up angiograms demonstrated complete occlusion (RROC I) in 92%, and near-complete occlusion (RROC II) in 7% of the aneurysms. There was no mortality in this study. A procedure-related complication occurred in 4.2% of patients and caused permanent morbidity in 1% of patients.
Conclusion: In the endovascular treatment of wide-neck complex bifurcation aneurysms, the Y-SAC method with two Neuroform Atlas stents is safe and effective with high aneurysm occlusion rates and a low risk of procedural complications.

Keywords

Cerebral aneurysm, treatment, embolization

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