Initial Experience with a Flow Redirection Endoluminal Device Stent —A Brazilian Multicenter Study

The endovascular approach has become the therapy of choice for intracranial aneurysms.1-3 However, certain types of cerebral aneurysms, particularly wide-necked, large, and fusiform aneurysms, still pose a treatment challenge.4 The development of flow-diverter (FD) stents has offered the potential of aneurysm occlusion by vessel reconstruction, thus being an excellent choice for treating these complicated lesions. The classic FDs are the Pipeline embolization device (PED; Covidien, Irvine, CA) and the SILK flow diverter (SFD; Balt Extrusion, Montmorency, France), but in recent years, new devices have become available on the market.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Case Studies Source Type: research