Periprocedural safety and technical outcomes of the new Silk Vista Baby flow diverter for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: results from a multicenter experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 723-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Martínez-Galdámez ◽  
Alessandra Biondi ◽  
Vladimir Kalousek ◽  
Vitor M Pereira ◽  
Giuseppe Ianucci ◽  
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PurposeThe aim of our study was to assess the technical success and the safety of this new low-profile flow diverter Silk Vista Baby (SVB) by evaluating the intraprocedural and periprocedural complication rate.Material/methodsClinical, procedural, and angiographic data were analyzed.Results: 41 consecutive patients (28 women; age average 50.5 years) with 43 aneurysms were treated with SVB. Aneurysm sizes were classified by their maximum diameter, with an average size of 9.5 mm (range 2–30 mm). Thirty-four cases were unruptured. five aneurysms previously ruptured, had recurrence after the initial coiling. There were two ruptured cases. Aneurysms' locations were: M1 segment (five cases), M2 segment (three cases), M3 segment (one case), middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation (six cases), carotid-T (two cases), anterior communicating artery/A1/A2 (11 cases), pericallosal artery (four cases), supraclinoid ICA (two cases), PCom (one case), V4 segment (three cases), PCA (three cases), SCA (one case), and PICA (one case). We had five intraprocedural complications which resolved without clinical consequences and three events postprocedural events. Initial occlusion rates were: eight aneurysms (18.6%) were completely occluded, five aneurysms (11.6%) showed near-complete occlusion, four cases (9.3%) showed incomplete filling, and 26 cases (60.4%) showed persisting filling. The mRS score at discharge from the hospital did not change from the admission mRS score.ConclusionOur study demonstrated that the use of the new low-profile flow diverter, SVB device, for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms is feasible and technically safe.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Sophie Schüngel ◽  
Ulf Quäschling ◽  
Erik Weber ◽  
Manuel Florian Struck ◽  
Jens Maybaum ◽  
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Background and Purpose: Low-profile flow diverter stents (FDS) quite recently amended peripheral segments as targets for hemodynamic aneurysm treatment; however, reports on outcomes, especially later than 3 months, are scarce. This study therefore reports our experience with the novel silk vista baby (SVB) FDS and respective outcomes after 8 and 11 months with special respect to specific adverse events.Materials and Methods: Forty-four patients (mean age, 53 years) harboring 47 aneurysms treated with the SVB between June 2018 and December 2019 were included in our study. Clinical, procedural, and angiographic data were collected. Follow-ups were performed on average after 3, 8, and 11 months, respectively. Treatment effect was assessed using the O'Kelly Marotta (OKM) grading system.Results: Overall, angiographic follow-ups were available for 41 patients/45 aneurysms. Occlusion or significant reduction in aneurysmal perfusion (OKM: D1, B1–B3 and A2–A3) was observed in 98% of all aneurysms after 8 months. Only 2% of the treated aneurysms remained morphologically unaltered and without an apparent change in perfusion (OKM A1). Adverse events in the early post-interventional course occurred in seven patients; out of them, mRS-relevant morbidity at 90 days related to FDS treatment was observable in two patients. One death occurred in the context of severe SAH related to an acutely ruptured dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery.Conclusion: The SVB achieves sufficient occlusion rates of intracranial aneurysms originating from peripheral segments, which are comparable to prior established conventional FDS with acceptably low complication rates. However, alteration of a hemodynamic equilibrium in distal localizations requires special attention to prevent ischemic events.


2020 ◽  
pp. 159101992096188
Author(s):  
Mario Martínez-Galdámez ◽  
Miguel Schüller-Arteaga ◽  
Jorge Galván-Fernández ◽  
Vladimir Kalousek ◽  
Ezequiel Petra ◽  
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Flow diverter devices have become a routine first-line option for treatment of an increasing population of intracranial aneurysms at many neurovascular centers.  Despite the promising results of flow diverter stents on anterior circulation, incomplete occlusion on the presence of fetal posterior circulation has been described on several reports.  Here we describe a novel technical alternative to conventional flow diversion approach for this specific subgroup of aneurysms using the low-profile flow diverter, Silk Vista Baby. The device was selectively placed into the fetal type posterior cerebral artery in half-T configuration for the treatment of a posterior communicating aneurysm using a transcirculation approach through the anterior communicating artery. This represents a useful and effective technique and should be considered when encountering the above-described situation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Alberto Nania ◽  
Nicholas Dobbs ◽  
Johannes DuPlessis ◽  
Peter Keston ◽  
Jonathan Downer

BackgroundAccero is an innovative, fully visible, self-expanding braided stent with platinum–nitinol composite wire technology, produced by Acandis.ObjectiveTo assess the technical success and safety of this new stent by evaluating the intraprocedural behavior and complication rate, and the short-term follow-up results.MethodsForty-one consecutive patients suitable for stent-assisted coiling were selected for the use of Accero in an 11-month period. Clinical, procedural, and angiographic data, as well as 30-day morbidity, were recorded. The angiographic results, clinical follow-up at 30 days, and early imaging follow-up at 3 or 6 months were analyzed, when available.ResultsForty-one aneurysms were treated with stent-assisted coiling. All cases were elective, of which 19 were previously untreated aneurysms and 22 were recurrent aneurysms. Aneurysm location was anterior communicating artery complex (16), basilar (12 cases), middle cerebral artery bifurcation (9 cases), and internal cerebral artery (4 cases). The stent was successfully deployed and aneurysm occlusion with coils achieved in 100% of our patients. One case of on table in-stent thrombosis occurred, which resolved after administration of glycoprotein IIB/IIIA inhibitor, with no clinical consequence, and one case of postoperative hematoma at the arteriotomy site, which was managed conservatively. On early follow-up, available for 37 patients, the complete occlusion rate was 76%, with only two recurrences needing further treatment. Satisfactory aneurysm occlusion was therefore achieved in 95% of cases.ConclusionStent-assisted coiling with the Accero braided stent proved safe and effective.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Djurdjevic ◽  
Victoria Young ◽  
Rufus Corkill ◽  
Dennis Briley ◽  
Wilhelm Küker

Background and purposeLow profile braided stents have facilitated the endovascular treatment of broad-based intracranial aneurysms.MethodsBetween 2013 and June 2018, we attempted 104 Leo baby stent placements in 101 patients. Locations were the anterior communicating artery (AcomA) (37 aneurysms, 35.6%), middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation (29 aneurysms, 27.9%) and basilar artery (23aneurysms, 22.1%). Mean neck size was 4.9 mm (2.2–8.2). 60 aneurysms were incidental, 31 of 37 recurrent aneurysms had ruptured before.ResultsStent deployment was successful in 89.4% of cases. Common reasons for failure were inability to access the parent artery (n=5) or to deploy the stent across the aneurysm neck (n=4). Two patients had poor outcomes within 24 hours. One patient developed a brain hemorrhage caused by guide wire perforation (MRS 5), the other an early thrombotic stent occlusion (MRS 4). No patient died. Nine (8.7%) patients experienced transient neurological deficits with ischemic lesions on diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Initially Raymond-Roy class 1 occlusion was achieved in 23 aneurysms (24.7%), class 2 occlusion in 40 (43%), class 3a occlusion in 14 (15.0%), and 3b occlusion in 16 aneurysms (17.2%). Follow-up imaging in 87 patients showed stable or improved occlusion grades in 76%. Six patients required retreatment while the rest were managed conservatively. Four delayed stent occlusions occurred in three patients, with severe morbidity in one patient (MRS 5). There were no aneurysm ruptures or deaths.ConclusionStent assisted treatment of broad-based aneurysms with the Leo baby stent is safe and effective. The frequency of delayed thrombotic complications is low and similar to other stents.


Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Ciccio’ ◽  
Stanislas Smajda ◽  
Thomas Robert ◽  
Raphael Blanc ◽  
Hocine Redjem ◽  
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Background and Purpose: Expandable stents have broadened the spectrum of endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The Neuroform ATLAS, a nitinol self-expanding, hybrid/open-cell stent, is the evolution of the Neuroform EZ supposing to ease the navigability of the system into intra-cranial arteries, through a low-profile 0.017 inch delivery catheter. We present herein our initial experience in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms with this stent. Materials and Method: We compiled data from consecutive patients of our institution from July 2015 to June 2016 who underwent stent-assisted coiling with the Neuroform ATLAS. Clinical and angiographic results were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Thirty-six intracranial saccular aneurysms (18 MCA, 10 AcoA, 4 ICA bifurcation, 2 basilar tip, 1 vertebral-PICA, 1 pericallosal artery) in 35 patients (24 women, 11 men, mean age 60 years) were consecutively treated. The stent was used in 32 previously untreated aneurysms, and in 4 cases of recanalization. One single stent was used in 15 aneurysms while 21 aneurysms (58.3%) were treated with 2 stents in a “Y” configuration. The immediate post-treatment angiography showed a complete occlusion in 19 cases (52.7%), a residual neck in 4 cases (11.1%) and a residual aneurysmal contrast filling in 13 cases (36.1%). Two complications occurred (5.5%), the first due to an associated aneurysm perforation (mRs 1), and the second due to parent vessel perforation (mRs 6). Both of them occurred after the stent implantation. We don’t report any case of attempted stenting treatment. Conclusion: The Neuroform ATLAS Delivery System is an effective device for treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms, allowing good conformability and stability with a high level of navigability. The 2 main advantages are its low profile and the cell-design allowing easy mesh crossing to perform Y-stenting procedures. Key words: Neuroform ATLAS, Neuroform EZ, Stent-assisted coiling, cerebral aneurysm. Abbreviations: mRs: modified Rankin Scale, AcoA: Anterior communicating artery, PICA: posterior inferior cerebellar artery.


2017 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 1288-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kubilay Aydin ◽  
Serra Sencer ◽  
Mehmet Barburoglu ◽  
Mynzhylky Berdikhojayev ◽  
Yavuz Aras ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVECoiling of wide-necked and complex bifurcation aneurysms frequently requires implantation of double stents in various configurations. T-stent–assisted coiling involves the nonoverlapping implantation of 2 stents to protect the daughter vessels of bifurcation and is followed by coiling of the aneurysm. The authors studied the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of the T-stent–assisted coiling procedure as well as the midterm angiographic/clinical outcomes of patients with wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms treated using this technique.METHODSThe authors retrospectively identified patients with wide-necked bifurcation intracranial aneurysms treated using double-stent–assisted coiling with a T-stent configuration.RESULTSTwenty-four patients with 24 aneurysms and a mean of age of 51.91 years were identified. The most common locations were the middle cerebral bifurcation (45.8%) and anterior communicating artery (35.7%). T stentings were performed using low-profile stents. The procedures were performed with a technical success rate of 95.8%, and an immediate total occlusion rate of 79.2% was achieved. We observed periprocedural complications in 16.7% of cases and a delayed thromboembolic event in 4.2%. The complications caused permanent morbidity in 1 patient (4.2%). No deaths occurred. The mean angiographic follow-up duration was 9.3 months. The total occlusion rate at the last follow-up was 81.2%. The recanalization rate was 4.5%. Modified Rankin Scale scores of all patients at the last follow-ups were between zero and 2.CONCLUSIONST-stent–assisted coiling using low-profile stents is a feasible, effective, and relatively safe endovascular technique used to treat wide-necked and complex intracranial aneurysms. The midterm angiographic and clinical outcomes are outstanding.


2021 ◽  
pp. neurintsurg-2021-017421
Author(s):  
Mario Martínez-Galdámez ◽  
Yilmaz Onal ◽  
José E Cohen ◽  
Vladimir Kalousek ◽  
Rodrigo Rivera ◽  
...  

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the technical success and procedural safety of the new Silk Vista device (SV) by evaluating the intraprocedural and periprocedural complication rate after its use in several institutions worldwide.MethodsThe study involved a retrospective review of multicenter data regarding a consecutive series of patients with intracranial aneurysms, treated with the SV between September 2020 and January 2021. Clinical, intra/periprocedural and angiographic data, including approach, materials used, aneurysm size and location, device/s, technical details and initial angiographic aneurysm occlusion, were analyzed.Results60 aneurysms were treated with SV in 57 procedures. 66 devices were used, 3 removed and 63 implanted. The devices opened instantaneously in 60 out of 66 (91%) cases and complete wall apposition was achieved in 58 out of 63 (92%) devices implanted. In 4 out of 66 (6%) devices a partial opening of the distal end occurred, and in 5 (8%) devices incomplete apposition was reported. There were 3 (5%) intraprocedural thromboembolic events managed successfully with no permanent neurological morbidity, and 4 (7%) postprocedural events. There was no mortality in this study. The initial occlusion rates in the 60 aneurysms were as follows: O’Kelly–Marotta (OKM) A in 34 (57%) cases, OKM B in 15 (25%) cases, OKM C in 6 (10%) cases, and OKM D in 5 (8%) cases.ConclusionsOur study demonstrated that the use of the new flow diverter Silk Vista for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms is feasible and technically safe.


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