pCONUS 2 and pCONUS 2-HPC are novel neck-bridging devices designed to support endovascular coil occlusion of wide-necked intracranial bifurcation aneurysms. This study summarises periprocedural outcomes, 6-month, and early 2-year follow-up results following its introduction in an interventional neuroradiology centre.
Materials/Methods
This prospective, single-arm study assessed 20 aneurysms treated over a 40 month time period from time of procedure to 2 years post-procedure. Data collected included patient demographics, aneurysm features, and intraprocedural, 6-month, and 2-year post-procedural complications and angiographic features.
Results
The mean age of the cohort was 59+-SD 7.7 years. 16 unruptured aneurysms were treated (pCONUS 2 13/16, pCONUS 2-HPC 3/16) and 4 ruptured aneurysms were treated with pCONUS 2-HPC. Unruptured cases received dual antiplatelet therapy pre- and post-procedure while ruptured cases received single antiplatelet therapy. 9/20 aneurysms were located at the MCA bifurcation and 7/20 at the basilar tip. The remaining 4 aneurysms were at various bifurcations in the anterior circulation. 11/20 were small (<10mm) and 9/20 were large (10–25mm). There was one periprocedural complication: a retroperitoneal bleed. There were no post-procedural intracranial complications or at 6-months follow-up. At 6 months, satisfactory occlusion was achieved in 94% of cases (15/16). There was one delayed death at 2-year follow-up from an unrelated cause.
Conclusion
pCONUS 2 and pCONUS 2-HPC have excellent short and medium-term safety profiles and clinical outcomes with no procedure-related mortality or morbidity and good occlusion rates at 6-month follow-up. The use of pCONUS 2-HPC with single antiplatelet therapy is feasible and did not cause any complications.
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