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PURPOSE: The low-profile visualized intraluminal support junior (LVIS Jr.) is a new generation low-profile braided stent. Our aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the LVIS Jr. in the stent-assisted coiling of unruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms. This was a multicenter retrospective study. Patient demographics, aneurysm characteristics, procedural details, complications, and the results of clinical and imaging follow-up were analyzed. Four centers participated in the study. A total of 162 consecutive patients with 162 unruptured MCA aneurysms were included for the analysis. The mean aneurysm size was 7.6 mm (range 2 to 37 mm) and 97.5% were wide-necked. Immediate postprocedural angiograms showed Raymond-Roy class 1 in 118 (72.8%), class 2 in 23 (14.2%), and class 3 in 21 patients (13%). Periprocedural complications occurred in 14 patients (8.6%). There were no procedure-related deaths. Follow-up imaging at 12-18 months post-procedure showed Raymond-Roy class 1 in 132 (81.5%), class 2 in 17 (10.5%), and class 3 in 13 patients (8%). There were 3 cases of in-stent stenosis (1.9%). All 162 patients had good clinical outcome (mRS score 0-2) at 90 days post-procedure. Stent-assisted coiling of unruptured MCA aneurysms with the LVIS Jr. stent is safe and effective, with high immediate and long-term total occlusion rates.
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BACKGROUND: Wide-necked intracranial aneurysms have been a challenge for endovascular techniques. With the advent of adjunctive devices such as balloons or stents, recanalisation rates have decreased secondary to better packing. PURPOSE: The purpose of this registry was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the new Low-profiled Visualized Intraluminal Support LVIS and LVIS Jr. stents in the treatment of unruptured wide-neck intracranial aneurysms. METHODS: The LVIS or LVIS Jr. stent-assisted coil embolisation was performed in 78 patients harbouring 78 intracranial aneurysms. There were 59 aneurysms located in the anterior circulation and 19 in the posterior circulation. Clinical data and 6-month follow-up angiograms are presented. RESULTS: The LVIS and LVIS Jr. stents were successfully delivered to the target aneurysm; however, there were seven cases in which the LVIS/LVIS Jr. stents had suboptimal opening and apposition to the parent vessel wall. The overall technical success for all groups was 91% (71 of 78 stents). There was complete angiographic occlusion in 66 (85%) of 78 cases and residual neck remnants in 12 (15%) cases. All patients had 6-month angiographic follow-up, which demonstrated complete occlusion of the target aneurysm in 64 (82%) cases, residual neck remnants in 5 (6%) cases and there was aneurysm filling in 9 (12%) cases. CONCLUSIONS: The LVIS/LVIS Jr. stent system is safe and effective for the treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms, providing suitable support of the coil mass, which allows for a high level of occlusion with low rates of recanalisation and subsequent treatments.
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis , Embolization, Therapeutic/methods , Endovascular Procedures/methods , Intracranial Aneurysm/surgery , Registries , Stents , Aged , Embolization, Therapeutic/instrumentation , Endovascular Procedures/instrumentation , Female , Humans , Intracranial Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Radiography , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) and dural arterio-venous fistulas (AVFs) are relatively rare developmental vascular system disorders and constitute the majority of vascular malformations of the nervous system. The malformations are characterized by a large variety of vascular architecture. Intracranial or intramedullary hemorrhage constitute the most serious complications of the malformations. The algorithm of management aiming at complete recovery or hemorrhage prevention has not been completely established yet due to considerable individual variability of malformations. The obliteration of malformations pathological vessels using cyanoacrylate glue or ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH)--so called endovascular embolization--has been the most dynamically developing treatment method recently. The procedure, unlike classical surgical resection of pathological vessels, is significantly less invasive and associated with shorter hospitalization period. The features and properties of embolization agents (cyanoacrylate and EVOH) as well as application of the agents for treatment of the vascular pathologies of the central nervous system are discussed in the paper. The procedure of endovascular introduction of embolization agents into the lumen of malformation vessels is also presented in the article. The analyzed literature and own experiences allow to claim that the application of cyanoacrylate and EVOH is a relatively safe therapeutic method that in part of the cases enables complete embolization of pathological vessels. The development of endovascular systems and the advances in embolization agents should trigger further intensive improvement of the technique.
