Table 2. Comparison between MCA aneurysms treated by coil embolization and those treated by surgical clipping.
| Coil embolization | Clipping | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unruptured | Ruptured | Total | Unruptured | Ruptured | Total | |
| Number of cases | 22 | 4 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 61 |
| Age* | 68.0 ± 12.0 | 55.0 ± 3.7 | 66.0 ± 12.1 | 62.3 ± 12.7 | 63.3 ± 15.0 | 62.5 ± 13.1 |
| Sex (proportion of females) | 77.3% | 25.0% | 69.2% | 67.3% | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| Aneurysm size (mm)* | 4.57 ± 1.93 | 14.4 ± 11.3 | 6.08 ± 5.61 | 5.03 ± 2.15 | 6.48 ± 2.88 | 5.32 ± 2.37 |
| Dome/neck ratio* | 1.33 ± 0.29 | 3.85 ± 4.34 | 1.71 ± 1.79 | 1.46 ± 0.57 | 1.50 ± 0.43 | 1.47 ± 0.54 |
| Proportion of cases with bleb | 59.0% | 50.0% | 57.7% | 48.9% | 66.7% | 52.5% |
| Proportion of cases with M2 incorporation | 27.8% | 50.0% | 31.8% | 42.9% | 50.0% | 44.3% |
*Mean ± 1 SD. MCA: middle cerebral artery.