Perioperative and long-term complications following therapeutic internal carotid artery occlusion

Abstract

Background

Parent artery occlusion (PAO) is an effective treatment for hemorrhagic diseases associated with the internal carotid artery. There are several reports of long-term cerebral infarction or the formation of de novo cerebral aneurysms following PAO.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively reviewed these complications in 38 patients who underwent PAO for therapeutic treatment. We investigated perioperative cerebral infarctions, long-term cerebral infarctions, and de novo aneurysms.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 64.0 years, and 25 patients (65.8%) were female. The causative diseases were unruptured (n = 19; 50.0%) and ruptured (n = 8; 21.1%) aneurysms. PAO was performed after ischemic tolerance was assessed with balloon test occlusion (BTO), and BTO was performed in 34 patients, of whom 25 (73.5%) had ischemic tolerance. Twenty-six patients (68.4%) were treated with PAO alone, eight (23.5%) with low-flow bypass, and six (17.6%) with high-flow bypass. Perioperative complications occurred in five patients (13.2%): two of the 26 patients (7.7%) who underwent scheduled treatment and three of the 12 patients (25.0%) who underwent emergency treatment. One patient (2.6%) had long-term de novo aneurysm, and none developed cerebral infarction.

Conclusions

These results showed that the assessment of ischemic tolerance by performing BTO and appropriate revascularization in scheduled treatments are important to reduce perioperative and long-term cerebral infarctions. PAO must be performed with greater caution in emergency treatment.

Keywords

Parent artery occlusion balloon test occlusion complications de novo aneurysm

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