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. 2020 Nov 26;15(4):213–219. doi: 10.5797/jnet.oa.2019-0051

Table 3. Difference in outcomes between MCA aneurysms treated by coil embolization and those treated by surgical clipping.

Coil embolization Clipping
Success rate
 Complete occlusion 84.6% (22/26) 96.7% (59/61)
 Neck remnant 15.4% (4/26) 3.3% (2/61)
Complication rate 19.2% (5/26) 13.1% (8/61)
Morbidity rate 3.8% (1/26) 3.3% (2/61)
Mortality rate 0% (0/26) 0% (0/61)
Retreatment rate 0% (0/26) 0% (0/61)

MCA: middle cerebral artery