Table 3:
Aneurysm Location | Aneurysm Occlusion |
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Occlusion Rateb (%) |
Total | ||||
<50 | 50–95 | >95 | 100 | ||
Anterior circulation (ICA) | 6 (6.1%) | 11 (11.2%) | 4 (4.1%) | 77 (78.6%) | 98 |
Petrocavernous | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Cavernous | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
Carotid cave | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Superior hypophyseal | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Paraophthalmic | 2 | 2 | 24 | 28 | |
Paraclinoid | 3 | 3 | |||
Supraclinoid | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Posterior communicating artery | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 31 |
Anterior choroidal artery | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Anterior circulation distal to circle of Willis | 2 (5.3%) | 9 (23.7%) | 2 (5.3%) | 25 (65.8%) | 38 |
ICA terminus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Anterior cerebral artery (including AcomA) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
Middle cerebral artery | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |
Posterior circulation | 1 (4.5%) | 2 (9.1%) | 3 (13.6%) | 16 (72.7%) | 22 |
VA and VB junction | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Basilar trunk | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Posterior cerebral artery | 3 | 3 | |||
Total | 9 (6%) | 22 (13%) | 9 (6%) | 118 (75%) | 158 |
Note:—AcomA indicates anterior communicating artery; VA, vertebral artery; VB, vertebrobasilar.
Digital subtraction angiography follow-up was available in 158 aneurysms (86.8%).
Occlusion rates at the latest follow-up are based on aneurysm volume calculated on pre-and posttreatment digital subtraction angiograms.