Flow Diversion of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms: Systematic Review of Disaggregated Individual Patient Data

Experience with endoluminal flow diversion for the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms is limited. We sought to investigate factors associated with the safety and efficacy of this treatment by collecting disaggregated patient-level data from the literature. PubMed, EMBASE, and Ovid were sea...

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Published in:	American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 1827 - 1833
Main Authors:	Alwakeal, A, Shlobin, N A, Golnari, P, Metcalf-Doetsch, W, Nazari, P, Ansari, S A, Hurley, M C, Cantrell, D R, Shaibani, A, Jahromi, B S, Potts, M B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society of Neuroradiology 01-10-2021
Subjects:	Aneurysm, Ruptured - therapy Embolization, Therapeutic Endovascular Procedures Humans Interventional Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery Stents Treatment Outcome
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Summary:	Experience with endoluminal flow diversion for the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms is limited. We sought to investigate factors associated with the safety and efficacy of this treatment by collecting disaggregated patient-level data from the literature. PubMed, EMBASE, and Ovid were searched up through 2019 for articles reporting flow diversion of posterior circulation aneurysms. Eighty-four studies reported disaggregated data for 301 separate posterior circulation aneurysms. Patient, aneurysm, and treatment factors were collected for each patient. Outcomes included the occurrence of major complications, angiographic occlusion, and functional outcomes based on the mRS. Significant differences in aneurysm and treatment characteristics were seen among different locations. Major complications occurred in 22%, angiographic occlusion was reported in 65% (11.3 months of mean follow-up), and good functional outcomes (mRS 0-2) were achieved in 67% (13.3 months of mean follow-up). Multivariate analysis identified age, number of flow diverters used, size, and prior treatment to be associated with outcome measures. Meta-analysis combining the current study with prior large nondisaggregated series of posterior circulation aneurysms treated with flow diversion found a pooled incidence of 20% ( = 712 patients) major complications and 75% ( = 581 patients) angiographic occlusions. This study design is susceptible to publication bias. Use of antiplatelet therapy was not uniformly reported. Endoluminal flow diversion is an important tool in the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms. Patient age, aneurysm size, prior treatment, and the number of flow diverters used are important factors associated with complications and outcomes.
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ISSN:	0195-6108 1936-959X
DOI:	10.3174/ajnr.A7220