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  • Title: Midterm results of T-stent-assisted coiling of wide-necked and complex intracranial bifurcation aneurysms using low-profile stents.
    Author: Aydin K, Sencer S, Barburoglu M, Berdikhojayev M, Aras Y, Sencer A, İzgi N.
    Journal: J Neurosurg; 2017 Dec; 127(6):1288-1296. PubMed ID: 28059656.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE Coiling of wide-necked and complex bifurcation aneurysms frequently requires implantation of double stents in various configurations. T-stent-assisted coiling involves the nonoverlapping implantation of 2 stents to protect the daughter vessels of bifurcation and is followed by coiling of the aneurysm. The authors studied the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of the T-stent-assisted coiling procedure as well as the midterm angiographic/clinical outcomes of patients with wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms treated using this technique. METHODS The authors retrospectively identified patients with wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms treated using double-stent-assisted coiling with a T-stent configuration. RESULTS Twenty-four patients with 24 aneurysms and a mean of age of 51.91 years were identified. The most common locations were the middle cerebral bifurcation (45.8%) and anterior communicating artery (35.7%). T stentings were performed using low-profile stents. The procedures were performed with a technical success rate of 95.8%, and an immediate total occlusion rate of 79.2% was achieved. We observed periprocedural complications in 16.7% of cases and a delayed thromboembolic event in 4.2%. The complications caused permanent morbidity in 1 patient (4.2%). No deaths occurred. The mean angiographic follow-up duration was 9.3 months. The total occlusion rate at the last follow-up was 81.2%. The recanalization rate was 4.5%. Modified Rankin Scale scores of all patients at the last follow-ups were between zero and 2. CONCLUSIONS T-stent-assisted coiling using low-profile stents is a feasible, effective, and relatively safe endovascular technique used to treat wide-necked and complex intracranial aneurysms. The midterm angiographic and clinical outcomes are outstanding.
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