Lukas Goertz1, Thomas Liebig2, Eberhard Siebert3, Muriel Pflaeging4, Robert Forbrig3, Lenhard Pennig5, Marc Schlamann5, Franziska Dorn6, Christoph Kabbasch5. 1. Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: lukas.goertz@uk-koeln.de. 2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. 3. Department of Neuroradiology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 4. Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 5. Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 6. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for endovascular treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the WEB for treatment of narrow-necked aneurysms. METHODS: This multicenter study included 17 narrow-necked aneurysms, defined by a neck width <4 mm and a dome-to-neck ratio >2. Aneurysm characteristics, treatment strategies, technical success, complications, and angiographic outcomes were retrospectively assessed. RESULTS: Aneurysm locations included the internal carotid artery (7 cases), anterior communicating artery (4 cases), middle cerebral artery (4 cases), and basilar artery (2 cases). The median aneurysm size was 7.4 mm with a median neck width of 2.3 mm. The technical success rate was 100%. There were no neurological complications. Angiographic control revealed complete and adequate occlusion in 13 of 15 (86.7%) and 14 of 15 (93.3%) cases, respectively, after 6 months and in 6 of 7 (85.6%) and 7 of 7 (100%) cases, respectively, after a median of 13 months. Two aneurysms were retreated with flow diverters. CONCLUSIONS: WEB embolization of narrow-necked aneurysms was technically feasible and safe and might be considered as an alternative treatment option to conventional coiling in selected cases.
OBJECTIVE: The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for endovascular treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the WEB for treatment of narrow-necked aneurysms. METHODS: This multicenter study included 17 narrow-necked aneurysms, defined by a neck width <4 mm and a dome-to-neck ratio >2. Aneurysm characteristics, treatment strategies, technical success, complications, and angiographic outcomes were retrospectively assessed. RESULTS:Aneurysm locations included the internal carotid artery (7 cases), anterior communicating artery (4 cases), middle cerebral artery (4 cases), and basilar artery (2 cases). The median aneurysm size was 7.4 mm with a median neck width of 2.3 mm. The technical success rate was 100%. There were no neurological complications. Angiographic control revealed complete and adequate occlusion in 13 of 15 (86.7%) and 14 of 15 (93.3%) cases, respectively, after 6 months and in 6 of 7 (85.6%) and 7 of 7 (100%) cases, respectively, after a median of 13 months. Two aneurysms were retreated with flow diverters. CONCLUSIONS: WEB embolization of narrow-necked aneurysms was technically feasible and safe and might be considered as an alternative treatment option to conventional coiling in selected cases.
Authors: L Goertz; T Liebig; E Siebert; Y Özpeynirci; L Pennig; E Celik; M Schlamann; F Dorn; C Kabbasch Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Date: 2022-07-21 Impact factor: 4.966