Abstract
Background and Purpose
The experience of flow diverters (FDs) in treating large vertebral artery-dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) is still limited. This study was conducted to present our long-term outcome of VADAs treated with a Tubridge flow diverter (TFD), a new device developed in China.
Materials and Methods
The clinical and angiographic data of six patients harboring large VADAs and treated with TFDs were prospectively collected and analyzed.
Results
A total of nine TFDs were successfully implanted in six patients. Angiographic follow-up images were available for all patients at a median of 26.0 (18.5, 37.5) months after treatment. Five of the six VADAs were completely occluded, and the last was improved (near complete occlusion). In-stent stenosis was detected in one case and was handled appropriately by angioplasty and stenting. All covered branches and parent arteries remained patent. There were no complications or new neurological deficits observed in any of the patients. At the latest clinical follow-up (36.5 (26.0, 44.5) months), all patients achieved 0 in the modified Rankin scale score.
Conclusions
Our preliminary experience suggests that the Tubridge flow diverter might be an alternative treatment for large and recurrent dissecting aneurysms derived from the vertebral artery.
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This work was supported by the National Sci-tech Support Plan grant number [2011BAI08B14] Shanghai Science and Technology Development Funds grant number [14441904702], National Natural Science Foundation of China grant number [81301004, 81471189] and Shanghai Science and Technology Development Funds grant number [13140903201].
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Fang, YB., Wen, WL., Yang, PF. et al. Long-Term Outcome of Tubridge Flow Diverter(S) in Treating Large Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms—A Pilot Study. Clin Neuroradiol 27, 345–350 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0494-8
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