Endovascular WEB flow disruption in middle cerebral artery aneurysms: preliminary feasibility, clinical, and anatomical results in a multicenter study

Neurosurgery. 2013 Jul;73(1):27-34; discussion 34-5. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000429860.04276.c1.

Abstract

Background: The endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms with unfavorable anatomy (wide neck, unfavorable morphology) is frequently challenging. Flow disruption with the WEB is a potentially interesting endovascular treatment for this type of aneurysm.

Objective: To report in a multicenter series the preliminary treatment experience of MCA aneurysms with flow disruption by the WEB.

Methods: Thirty-three patients with 34 MCA aneurysms were treated with the WEB in 5 European centers. The ability to successfully deploy the WEB, procedure- and device-related adverse events, morbidity and mortality of the treatment, and short-term angiographic follow-up results were analyzed.

Results: Most treated aneurysms were unruptured (85.3%) and were between 5 and 10 mm (85.3%) with a neck size ≥ 4 mm (88.2%). The treatment failed in 1 of the 34 aneurysms (2.9%) owing to a lack of appropriate device size. Treatment was performed exclusively with the WEB in 29 of 33 aneurysms (87.9%). Additional treatment (coiling and/or stenting) was used in 4 of 33 aneurysms (12.1%). Mortality of the treatment was 0.0% and morbidity was 3.1% (intraoperative rupture with modified Rankin Scale score of 3 at the 1-month follow-up). In short-term follow-up (range, 2-12 months), adequate occlusion (total occlusion or neck remnant) was observed in 83.3% of aneurysms.

Conclusion: WEB flow disruption seems to be a promising technique for the treatment of complex MCA aneurysms, particularly those with a wide neck or unfavorable dome-to-neck ratio.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Comorbidity
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / mortality*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / mortality*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality*
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome