The WEB device was used to occlude the internal carotid artery or vertebral artery as treatment for large aneurysms. The WEB could be placed accurately at the desired position inside the vessel. Two WEBs were sufficient to occlude the parent artery.
Bechan RS, Majoie CB, Sprengers ME, et al. Therapeutic internal carotid artery occlusion for large and giant aneurysms: a single center cohort of 146 patients. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Epub ahead of print 20 August 2015.
2.
LabeyrieMALenckSBressonD. Parent artery occlusion in large, giant, or fusiform aneurysms of the carotid siphon: clinical and imaging results. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol2015; 36: 140–145.
3.
PierotLSpelleLMolyneuxA. WEBCAST and French Observatory Investigators. Clinical and anatomical follow-up in patients with aneurysms treated with the WEB device: 1-year follow-up report in the cumulated population of 2 prospective, multicenter series (WEBCAST and French Observatory). Neurosurgery2016; 78: 133–141.
4.
LiebigTKabbaschCStrasillaC. Intrasaccular flow disruption in acutely ruptured aneurysms: a multicenter retrospective review of the use of the WEB. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol2015; 36: 1721–1727.
