Deyuan Zhu1, Yazhou Yan1, Puyuan Zhao1, Guoli Duan1, Rui Zhao1, Jianmin Liu1, Qinghai Huang2. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: ocinhqh@163.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the safety and efficacy of flow diverter (FD) treatment for blood blister-like aneurysm (BBA) through a systematic review and literature analyzing perioperative and long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes. METHODS: We performed a comprehensive review of the current literature for studies with >2 patients related to FD treatment of BBAs published. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool the following outcomes: complete occlusion, technical success, aneurysm recurrence, rebleeding, perioperative mortality, perioperative stroke, procedure-related morbidity and mortality, long-term neurological morbidity and mortality, and overall good neurologic outcome. RESULTS: We included 15 noncomparative studies with a total of 165 target BBAs. Complete occlusion rates were 72% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.59-0.85). Recurrence occurred in 13% (95% CI, 0.04-0.29) and rebleeding in 3% (95% CI, -0.02 to 0.07) of patients. Procedure-related morbidity and mortality were 26% (95% CI, 0.19-0.33) and 3% (95% CI, -0.01 to 0.07), respectively. The rate of long-term good outcomes was 83% (95% CI, 0.77-0.89). Subgroup analysis indicated that a single FD strategy for BBA seemed to have a higher rate of good outcomes compared with an overlapped FD strategy (89.9% vs. 61.9%; odds ratio, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.25-14.98, P = 0.02). Complete occlusion rate and procedure-related morbidity rate did not see any significant difference between these 2 strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis suggests that in selected cases, FD can be safe and effective. A single FD strategy may result in a higher rate of good outcomes compared with an overlapped FD strategy. Ultimately, treatment of BBA should be considered on a case-by-case basis to maximize patient benefits and limit the risk of perioperative complications.
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the safety and efficacy of flow diverter (FD) treatment for blood blister-like aneurysm (BBA) through a systematic review and literature analyzing perioperative and long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes. METHODS: We performed a comprehensive review of the current literature for studies with >2 patients related to FD treatment of BBAs published. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool the following outcomes: complete occlusion, technical success, aneurysm recurrence, rebleeding, perioperative mortality, perioperative stroke, procedure-related morbidity and mortality, long-term neurological morbidity and mortality, and overall good neurologic outcome. RESULTS: We included 15 noncomparative studies with a total of 165 target BBAs. Complete occlusion rates were 72% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.59-0.85). Recurrence occurred in 13% (95% CI, 0.04-0.29) and rebleeding in 3% (95% CI, -0.02 to 0.07) of patients. Procedure-related morbidity and mortality were 26% (95% CI, 0.19-0.33) and 3% (95% CI, -0.01 to 0.07), respectively. The rate of long-term good outcomes was 83% (95% CI, 0.77-0.89). Subgroup analysis indicated that a single FD strategy for BBA seemed to have a higher rate of good outcomes compared with an overlapped FD strategy (89.9% vs. 61.9%; odds ratio, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.25-14.98, P = 0.02). Complete occlusion rate and procedure-related morbidity rate did not see any significant difference between these 2 strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis suggests that in selected cases, FD can be safe and effective. A single FD strategy may result in a higher rate of good outcomes compared with an overlapped FD strategy. Ultimately, treatment of BBA should be considered on a case-by-case basis to maximize patient benefits and limit the risk of perioperative complications.
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