Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and technical experience reported in the included studies. Retro = retrospective; Pro = prospective; F = female; ICA = internal carotid artery; MCA = middle cerebral artery; Acom = anterior communicating artery; ACA = anterior cerebral artery; SUCA = superior cerebellar artery; BA = basilar artery; VA = vertebral artery; PCA = posterior cerebral artery; PICA = posterior inferior cerebellar artery; AICA = anterior inferior cerebellar artery; FD = flow-diverter.
| Study, year | Design/ country/ no. of centers | Age (mean years)/ sex (%F) | Total no. of unruptured/ruptured aneurysms | Aneurysm sizes/neck widths (mean mm) | Fusiform, dissecting, or blister morphology (%) | Locations (%) | Technical experience (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vollherbst et al., 2023 | Retro/Germany/10 | 54/68.3 | 67/3 | 8.2/1.9 | 11.4 | 50.0 ICA 24.3 MCA 8.6 Acom 7.1 ACA 4.3 SUCA 5.7 Other |
19.7 hang-up of FD 24.6 balloon angioplasty 1.6 displacement of FD 1.6 high resistance 21.3 coiling |
| Sciacca et al., 2023 11 | Retro/UK/3 | 57/78.8 | 55/5 | 10.6/4.1 | 6.7 | 8.3 ICA cavernous 50.0 ICA paraophthalmic 16.7 ICA posterior communicating 6.7 ICA choroidal 6.7 ICA terminus 1.7 MCA 3.3 Acom 1.7 BA 3.3 SUCA 1.7 AICA |
21.2 balloon angioplasty 3.8 additional stent to improve wall apposition 1.8 vessel perforation during unsheathing of FD 1.8 dissection 38.5 coiling |
| Döring et al., 2023 10 | Retro/Germany/1 | 56/76.7 | 32/0 | 5.1/4.2 | 0 | 50.0 ICA paraophthalmic 18.8 ICA posterior communicating 6.2 MCA 3.1 ACA 6.2 BA 3.1 VA 9.4 SUCA 3.1 PICA |
3.3 fish mouthing |
| Booth et al., 2023 12 | Retro/UK/8 | 57/71.9 | 114/17 | 9.6/4.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 ICA cervical 13.0 ICA cavernous 42.7 ICA paraophthalmic 19.1 ICA posterior communicating 2.3 ICA choroidal 1.5 ICA terminus 6.9 MCA 1.5 ACA 4.6 Acom 2.3 BA 0.8 PCA 0.8 VA 3.8 PICA |
16.6 balloon angioplasty 1.7 additional WEB 5.7 difficulty deploying FD 1.7 dissection 33.9 coiling |
| Goertz et al., 2023 13 | Retro/Germany/3 | 56/67.9 | 26/5 | 5.0/3.2 | 19.4 | 9.7 ICA cavernous 58.1 ICA paraophthalmic 9.7 ICA posterior communicating 9.7 ICA terminus 3.2 BA 9.7 VA |
6.7 balloon angioplasty 10.0 coiling |
| De Villiers et al., 2024 14 | Pro/Australia /1 | 59/80.2 | 115/0 | 5.0/3.0 | N/A | 3.5 ICA cervical 6.1 ICA cavernous 22.6 ICA paraophthalmic 8.7 ICA posterior communicating 1.7 ICA choroidal 7.8 ICA supraclinoid 1.0 ICA terminus 21.7 MCA 3.4 ACA 14.0 Acom 7.8 BA/P1 1.7 VA |
4.0 balloon angioplasty 36.6 coiling |