Interventional

Flow-Diversion Treatment for Unruptured Nonsaccular Intracranial Aneurysms of the Posterior and Distal Anterior Circulation: A Meta-Analysis

Fellows’ Journal Club The authors’ aim was to analyze the outcomes after flow diversion among nonsaccular unruptured lesions. Fifteen studies (213 aneurysms) were included in the analysis. The long-term adequate occlusion rate was 85.3%. Treatment-related complications were 17.4%. Overall, 15%

Does Increasing Packing Density Using Larger Caliber Coils Improve Angiographic Results of Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms at 1 Year: A Randomized Trial

Editor’s Choice Does Embolization with Larger Coils Lead to Better Treatment of Aneurysms (DELTA) was an investigator-initiated multicenter prospective, parallel, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Patients had 4- to 12-mm unruptured aneurysms. Treatment allocation to either 15- (experimental group) or 10-caliber

Hemodynamic Analysis of Postoperative Rupture of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms after Placement of Flow-Diverting Stents: A Matched Case-Control Study

Editor’s Choice The authors enrolled 10 patients with intracranial aneurysms, treated with flow diverters between September 2014 and December 2018, who experienced postoperative aneurysm rupture. They matched these subjects 1:2 with 20 with postoperative unruptured intracranial aneurysms based on clinical

Primary Angioplasty without Stenting for Symptomatic, High-Grade Intracranial Stenosis with Poor Circulation

Fellows’ Journal Club Thirty-five patients with high-grade, symptomatic intracranial stenosis and poor antegrade flow, treated with intracranial angioplasty without stent placement from January 2010 to December 2016, were retrospectively reviewed. The main outcomes included the changes in antegrade flow and

Portal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Endovascular Management, 3rd Edition

Saad EA. Portal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis and Endovascular Management,  3rd Ed. Theime; 2017; 344 pp; 242 ill; $149.99 Portal hypertension is an end-stage manifestation of liver cirrhosis with numerous, potentially life threatening and life-altering manifestations. Radiology, and specifically interventional radiology,

Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Using Transarterial Liquid Embolization in Combination with Transvenous Balloon-Assisted Protection of the Venous Sinus

Fellows’ Journal Club The authors report their single-center experience in 22 patients with dural arteriovenous fistulas who were treated with transarterial liquid embolization in combination with transvenous balloon-assisted protection of the affected venous sinus. All patients were symptomatic, of whom

Multicentric Experience in Distal-to-Proximal Revascularization of Tandem Occlusion Stroke Related to Internal Carotid Artery Dissection

Fellows’ Journal Club Prospectively managed stroke data bases from 2 separate centers were retrospectively studied between 2009 and 2014 for records of tandem occlusions related to internal carotid dissection. The first step in the revascularization procedure was intracranial thrombectomy. Then,