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. 2004 Oct 22;10(1):5–26. doi: 10.1177/159101990401000101

Table 8C.

Comparison of aneurysms with and without coil compaction as defined by angiographic follow-up with respect to their anatomic location, irrespective of the type of coils used

no compaction compaction p-value*
n (%) n   (%)

  1   ICA petrous segment     3 100.0    0   0.0 0.574

  2   ICA cavernous segment   27   64.3  15 35.7 0.158

  3   Superior hypophyseal artery   22   95.7    1   4.3 0.015

  4   ICA ophthalmic segment   52   66.7  26 33.3 0.138

  5   ICA PcomA   92   78.6  25 21.4 0.264

  6   ICA supra- / paraclinoidal   11   68.8    5 31.3 0.779

  7   ICA AchoA   14   58.3  10 41.7 0.095

  8   ICA bifurcation   25   75.8    8 24.2 1.000

  9   Proximal MCA (Ml-segment)   18   90.0    2 10.0 0.125

10   MCA bifurcation   92   71.9  36 28.1 0.518

11   Distal MCA (M2-segment)    3 100.0    0   0.0 0.574

12   Proximal ACA (A1-segment)    7   63.6    4 36.4 0.487

13   AcomA 143   73.7  51 26.3 0.856

14   Distal ACA   10   52.6    9 47.4 0.059

15   Vertebral artery   12   80.0    3 20.0 0.771

16   Vertebro-basilar junction   13   68.4    6 31.6 0.597

17   PICA   37   92.5    3   7.5 0.005

18   AICA    2   66.7    1 33.3 1.000

19   Superior cerebellar artery   35   77.8  10 22.2 0.728

20   Basilar trunk   17   63.0  10 37.0 0.183

21   Basilar tip 110   73.3  40 26.7 0.763

22   Proximal PCA (P1-segment)   20   95.2    1   4.8 0.023

23   Distal PCA (P2-segment)   10   76.9    3 23.1 1.000

Total 775   74.2 269 25.8         -

*p-values of Fischer's Exact -Test