Outcomes following aneurysmal coil embolization with intentionally shortened low-profile visible intraluminal support stent deployment

Abstract

Purpose

Among all stents available for neuroendovascular therapy, the low-profile visible intraluminal support stent bears the highest metal coverage ratio. We deployed a low-profile visible intraluminal support stent with a delivery wire or/and microcatheter system push action to shorten the low-profile visible intraluminal support stent and thus achieve a flow diversion effect. We report our single-institution experience with the use of low-profile visible intraluminal support stents for intentionally shortened deployment (shortening group) and non-shortened deployment (non-shortening group) for unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 130 patients with 131 intracranial aneurysms who were treated with low-profile visible intraluminal support stent-assisted coil embolization from February 2016–January 2019. All perioperative complications were noted. Every 6 months, we re-examined the patients with cerebral angiography or magnetic resonance angiography. The outcomes of aneurysm occlusion were evaluated by the modified Raymond–Roy occlusion classification. We used the finite element method and computational fluid dynamics to investigate the hemodynamics after shortened low-profile visible intraluminal support stent deployment.

Results

Immediately after treatment, the modified Raymond-Roy occlusion classification was significantly better in the shortening group than in the non-shortening group (p<0.05). The latest angiographic outcomes showed the same tendency. Hemodynamic analysis by computational fluid dynamics suggested an adequate flow diversion effect with the use of our intentional shortening method.

Conclusions

Stent-assisted coil embolization using this technique showed good results of a high complete occlusion rate and low complication rate. These findings suggest that shortened low-profile visible intraluminal support stent deployment yields a flow diversion effect and may lead to early intra-aneurysmal thrombus formation.

Keywords

Low-profile visualized intraluminal support stent coil embolization intracranial aneurysm

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