Waleed Brinjikji1,2, Arun P Amar3, Josser E Delgado Almandoz4, Orlando Diaz5, Pascal Jabbour6, Ricardo Hanel7, Ferdinand Hui8, Michael Kelly9, Kennith D Layton10, Jeffrey W Miller11, Elad Levy12, Christopher Moran13, Dae C Suh14, Henry Woo15, Robin Sellar16, Brian Ho17, Avery Evans18, David F Kallmes1,2. 1. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. 4. Neuroscience Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA. 5. Department of Neurosurgery, Weil Cornel University, New York, New York, USA. 6. Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 7. Department of Cerebrovascular and Stroke, Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. 8. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 9. Department of Neurosurgery, Univeristy of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. 10. Department of Radiology, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas, USA. 11. Department of Neurosurgery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. 12. Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA. 13. Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. 14. Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 15. Departments of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA. 16. Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, USA. 17. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 18. Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The HydroSoft coil was developed as a finishing coil, ideally to be placed along the aneurysm neck to enhance intracranial aneurysm healing. The GEL THE NEC (Gaining Efficacy Long Term: Hydrosoft, an Emerging, New, Embolic Coil) multicenter registry was developed to assess the safety and efficacy of HydroSoft coils in treating intracranial aneurysms. We report angiographic and clinical results of this prospective registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GEL THE NEC was performed at 27 centers in five countries. Patients aged 21-90 years with a ruptured or unruptured aneurysm 3-15 mm in size were eligible for enrollment. The following variables were obtained: demographics/comorbidities, aneurysm geometry, adjunctive devices used, proportion of patients in whom HydroSoft coils were successfully placed, and long-term angiographic outcomes (graded by an independent core laboratory using the Modified Raymond Scale), and procedure-related adverse events. Predictors of good angiographic outcome were studied using χ2 and t-tests. RESULTS: A total of 599 patients with 599 aneurysms were included in this study. HydroSoft coils were successfully deployed in 577 (96.4%) patients. Procedure-related major morbidity and mortality were 0.5% (3/599) and 1.3% (8/599), respectively. The most common perioperative complications were iatrogenic vasospasm (30/599, 5.0%), thromboemboli (27/599, 4.5%), and aneurysm perforation (16/599, 2.7%). At last angiographic follow-up (mean 9.0±6.3 months), the complete occlusion rate was 63.2% (280/442) and near complete occlusion rate was 25.2% (107/442). The core laboratory read recanalization rate was 10.8% (46/425) and the retreatment rate was 3.4% (20/599). CONCLUSIONS: Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with HydroSoft coils resulted in complete/near complete occlusion rates of 88% and a major complication rate of 1.8%. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01000675. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The HydroSoft coil was developed as a finishing coil, ideally to be placed along the aneurysm neck to enhance intracranial aneurysm healing. The GEL THE NEC (Gaining Efficacy Long Term: Hydrosoft, an Emerging, New, Embolic Coil) multicenter registry was developed to assess the safety and efficacy of HydroSoft coils in treating intracranial aneurysms. We report angiographic and clinical results of this prospective registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GEL THE NEC was performed at 27 centers in five countries. Patients aged 21-90 years with a ruptured or unruptured aneurysm 3-15 mm in size were eligible for enrollment. The following variables were obtained: demographics/comorbidities, aneurysm geometry, adjunctive devices used, proportion of patients in whom HydroSoft coils were successfully placed, and long-term angiographic outcomes (graded by an independent core laboratory using the Modified Raymond Scale), and procedure-related adverse events. Predictors of good angiographic outcome were studied using χ2 and t-tests. RESULTS: A total of 599 patients with 599 aneurysms were included in this study. HydroSoft coils were successfully deployed in 577 (96.4%) patients. Procedure-related major morbidity and mortality were 0.5% (3/599) and 1.3% (8/599), respectively. The most common perioperative complications were iatrogenic vasospasm (30/599, 5.0%), thromboemboli (27/599, 4.5%), and aneurysm perforation (16/599, 2.7%). At last angiographic follow-up (mean 9.0±6.3 months), the complete occlusion rate was 63.2% (280/442) and near complete occlusion rate was 25.2% (107/442). The core laboratory read recanalization rate was 10.8% (46/425) and the retreatment rate was 3.4% (20/599). CONCLUSIONS: Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with HydroSoft coils resulted in complete/near complete occlusion rates of 88% and a major complication rate of 1.8%. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01000675. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
Authors: Bernard R Bendok; Karl R Abi-Aad; Jennifer D Ward; Jason F Kniss; Mary J Kwasny; Rudy J Rahme; Salah G Aoun; Tarek Y El Ahmadieh; Najib E El Tecle; Samer G Zammar; Rami James N Aoun; Devi P Patra; Sameer A Ansari; Jean Raymond; Henry H Woo; David Fiorella; Guilherme Dabus; Genevieve Milot; Josser E Delgado Almandoz; John A Scott; Andrew J DeNardo; Shervin R Dashti Journal: Neurosurgery Date: 2020-05-01 Impact factor: 4.654