NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-08-31DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00276
Yasuhiko Nariai, Tomoji Takigawa, Akio Hyodo, Kensuke Suzuki
{"title":"Double-Balloon-Assisted Coiling for Wide-Necked Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms with a Fetal-Type Variant of the Posterior Cerebral Artery: A Case Series.","authors":"Yasuhiko Nariai, Tomoji Takigawa, Akio Hyodo, Kensuke Suzuki","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endovascular treatment for wide-necked posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysms with a fetal-type variant of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is often challenging. Since the complete occlusion rates achieved with the currently available treatment methods are unsatisfactory, we aimed to study the effectiveness of a double-balloon-assisted technique for these aneurysms. From September 2014 to August 2020, 6 consecutive patients with PcomA aneurysms with fetal-type PCAs and no previous treatment were treated with this technique at our institution (3 ruptured cases and 3 unruptured cases). The indication for this technique is that the neck of the aneurysm should significantly and broadly incorporate both the internal carotid artery and fetal-type PCA, such that a single-balloon remodeling and single stent would be inadequate to protect both the arteries. In all patients, the fetal-type PCAs were preserved without a stent and with adequate occlusion status. This double-balloon technique can be effective in the treatment of these aneurysms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"183-189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/16/a1/neuroint-2022-00276.PMC9626608.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40333790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-10-11DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00332
Jae-Chan Ryu, Yun Hyeok Choi, Mi Hyeon Kim, Eun Ji Moon, Youngjin Kim, Boseong Kwon, Yunsun Song, Deok Hee Lee
{"title":"Endovascular Treatment of Arterial Steno-Occlusive Lesions in Symptomatic Moyamoya Disease.","authors":"Jae-Chan Ryu, Yun Hyeok Choi, Mi Hyeon Kim, Eun Ji Moon, Youngjin Kim, Boseong Kwon, Yunsun Song, Deok Hee Lee","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment (EVT) for moyamoya disease (MMD) have rarely been investigated. The objective of this study was to summarize the clinical outcomes of EVT for MMD and determine the potential role of EVT in treating symptomatic steno-occlusive lesions in MMD. Reports from January 2000 to December 2021 describing EVT in MMD were collected through a literature search. The search terms included \"moyamoya\", \"stent\", \"angioplasty\", and \"endovascular\". Data regarding baseline demographics, previous medical history, treated vessel, periprocedural complications, and angiographical recurrence were retrieved. This review included 10 studies with details of 19 patients undergoing a total of 31 EVT procedures. Twenty-one EVTs were performed as initial treatments for MMD, and 10 were performed as additional treatments for angiographical recurrence. The mean follow-up period of the initial EVTs was 9.0±11.9 months, with angiographical recurrence in 11 (68.8%) cases. The mean follow-up period of additional EVTs was 4.3±3.9 months, and seven (70.0%) EVTs showed restenosis of the re-treated vessel. Across all initial and additional EVTs, there were no differences in characteristics between the recurrence and non-recurrence groups. Overall, two periprocedural complications (9.5%) occurred, one vessel rupture and one massive intracerebral hemorrhage with subarachnoid hemorrhage. EVT plays a limited role in the management of symptomatic intracranial arterial steno-occlusive lesions of MMD. Recent advances in understanding the pathomechanism of MMD may urge neuro-interventionists to find a new endovascular approach with better balloon angioplasty or stenting mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":"17 3","pages":"161-167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/d5/neuroint-2022-00332.PMC9626607.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33500995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Thrombus in the Pulmonary Vein Stump after Left Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Case Series.","authors":"Yuichiro Tsuji, Ryokichi Yagi, Ryo Hiramatsu, Masahiko Wanibuchi","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebral embolic stroke caused by a thrombus in the pulmonary vein stump after left pulmonary lobectomy is a serious complication. We retrospectively analyzed four patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion after left pulmonary lobectomy between January 2014 and March 2022. Two cases occurred after left upper lobectomy and the others occurred after left lower lobectomy. All patients presented with cerebral embolic stroke from the day after surgery to the 9th postoperative day, and successful reperfusion was achieved in all cases. Two patients had good outcomes at 90 days. Thrombus in the pulmonary vein stump is the probable cause of cerebral embolism, and mechanical thrombectomy is effective. Further studies are required to establish preventive measures and perioperative management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"168-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2b/f2/neuroint-2022-00367.PMC9626613.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40382910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-08-23DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00234
Woo Sang Jung, Kwon-Duk Seo, Sang Hyun Suh
{"title":"National Trends in Medical Costs and Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients in Endovascular Thrombectomy Era: Analysis Using Medical Claim Data in Korea.","authors":"Woo Sang Jung, Kwon-Duk Seo, Sang Hyun Suh","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in medical costs and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in Korea from 2008 to 2017 using medical claims data.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>All data for the past decade was collected from a big data hub provided by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. Using several Korean Standard Classification of Disease codes, we estimated the number of patients, the costs of medical insurance, and prognosis according to the treatment with or without endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) among in-patients with AIS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Since 2014, when EVT was covered by insurance, the number of patients who underwent EVT for AIS has increased significantly. Also, in the past decade, the medical costs following inpatient care for AIS with EVT have increased gradually, and the overall medical costs for the first year post-stroke have also increased. The prognosis of AIS patients with EVT was different according to the time of treatment. Annual trends for both mortality and cerebral hemorrhage after treatment of AIS with EVT have gradually decreased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, we found that both inpatient medical costs and 1-year cumulative medical costs have gradually increased, and the prognosis has gradually improved in patients receiving EVT treatment among AIS patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"152-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1b/3f/neuroint-2022-00234.PMC9626611.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40718851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-08-23DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00318
Anthony Vinh Phuc Nguyen, Samuel Richard Daly, Buqing Liang, Walter Scherbaum Lesley
{"title":"Mechanical Thrombectomy for Septic Embolism Secondary to Staphylococcus lugdunensis Bacteremia without Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report.","authors":"Anthony Vinh Phuc Nguyen, Samuel Richard Daly, Buqing Liang, Walter Scherbaum Lesley","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cerebral large vessel occlusion due to septic embolism with resultant stroke is a known complication of infective endocarditis and can cause severe neurologic disability. However, septic embolism rarely occurs in the absence of infective endocarditis, and emboli due to different organisms may behave differently. As such, it is important to recognize the different pathogens that can cause septic embolism resulting in cerebral large vessel occlusion and to have data on successful treatments. We describe here a case of mechanical thrombectomy for septic embolism secondary to Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia without infective endocarditis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"190-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3b/d1/neuroint-2022-00318.PMC9626615.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40718794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-28DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00248
Boseong Kwon, Ki Baek Lee, Jong-Tae Yoon, Joon Ho Choi, Deok Hee Lee, Yunsun Song
{"title":"Safety and Effectiveness of the Novel Catheter 3.0 System for Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Boseong Kwon, Ki Baek Lee, Jong-Tae Yoon, Joon Ho Choi, Deok Hee Lee, Yunsun Song","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new angiographic system (Catheter 3.0 system) using a 5 French (Fr), large-bore angiography catheter, a 0.032-inch stiff guidewire, and a continuous flushing system in diagnostic cerebral angiography.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective study included 30 consecutive patients who underwent transfemoral cerebral angiography using the Catheter 3.0 system from October 2019 to March 2020. As the control group, we included 30 consecutive patients examined before the Catheter 3.0 system was introduced. Procedural outcomes, including technical success, procedure time, dose metrics, procedure-related complications, and image quality were reviewed and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All transfemoral cerebral angiographies were performed for a diagnosis of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The Catheter 3.0 system showed a significantly shorter fluoroscopy time (6.2 vs. 9.7 minutes, P=0.008) and lower fluoroscopy dose (387.2 vs. 614.4, P=0.002) compared with the conventional 4-Fr catheter system. The Catheter 3.0 system also showed better results in terms of procedural time (21.0 vs. 22.5 minutes, P=0.072) and technical success rate (98.1% vs. 94.0%, P=0.078), although a statistical significance was not reached. The complication rate and qualitative assessment of the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) image quality were similar between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Catheter 3.0 system using a 5 Fr catheter with a large inner diameter was convenient, effective, and safe compared with the conventional system in diagnostic cerebrovascular angiography.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"143-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/db/6d/neuroint-2022-00248.PMC9626612.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40638478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-10-25DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00360
Millie Liao, Kenneth Huynh, Kurt Cicilioni, Ramachandran Pillai Promod Kumar
{"title":"Endovascular Coiling of Fenestrated Vertebrobasilar Cerebral Aneurysms.","authors":"Millie Liao, Kenneth Huynh, Kurt Cicilioni, Ramachandran Pillai Promod Kumar","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fenestrated vertebrobasilar junction aneurysms are uncommon vascular lesions. Surgical intervention remains extremely challenging due to the deep location and complex anatomy with adjacent cranial nerves and perforator vessels. Endovascular approach is safer and generally accepted as the primary treatment method. Optimal angiographic projections with three-dimensional reconstructions to guide microcatheter selection remain vital to successfully treating aneurysms with challenging fenestration anatomy. This report details the endovascular methods in two cases of fenestrated vertebrobasilar junction aneurysms with different coiling techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"195-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cc/65/neuroint-2022-00360.PMC9626606.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40680102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parent Artery Complex Coil Protection for Side-Branched Wide-Neck Aneurysms.","authors":"Keisuke Sato, Hiroshi Aoki, Shinya Jinguji, Hiroki Seto, Tsutomu Kobayashi","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to validate the usefulness of parent artery complex coil protection for the treatment of wide-neck, side-branched, and ruptured aneurysms. A microcatheter was first introduced into the aneurysmal sac, and another microcatheter was introduced into the parent artery or near the orifice of the branch artery. A framing coil was deployed partially from the first microcatheter, and a protection coil was deployed from the second microcatheter to prevent protrusion of the first framing coil to the parent artery and side branches. After the first framing coil insertion, the protection coil was withdrawn to confirm the stability of the framing coil and blood flow. The procedures with this technique were successful for 3 patients. Parent artery complex coil protection can be an effective and safe coil embolization technique for the preservation of parent and side branch arteries and an alternative method for emergent ruptured cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"115-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/22/32/neuroint-2022-00136.PMC9256471.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40000017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-07-01Epub Date: 2022-06-24DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00297
Dae Chul Suh, Sun Huh
{"title":"Current Status of Neurointervention, the Official Journal of the Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology.","authors":"Dae Chul Suh, Sun Huh","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00297","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"67-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/50/04/neuroint-2022-00297.PMC9256470.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40390249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurointerventionPub Date : 2022-07-01Epub Date: 2022-06-20DOI: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00255
Jiahui Li, Marc Ribo
{"title":"REACT Aspiration Catheters: Clinical Experience and Technical Considerations.","authors":"Jiahui Li, Marc Ribo","doi":"10.5469/neuroint.2022.00255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aspiration catheters are widely used in mechanical thrombectomy procedures to treat acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. The key performance requirements for aspiration catheters are ease of navigation and effective aspiration. In this work, we review the clinical experience and in vitro studies of REACT aspiration catheters (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA). In vitro experiments showed that REACT catheters exhibit solid performance in navigation and aspiration. Previous studies reported that the recanalization capacity of the aspiration catheters can be influenced by the devices' inner diameter and tip distensibility, the catheter-to-vessel diameter ratio, the negative pressure delivered by the vacuum generator, the cyclical aspiration mode, the proximal flow arrest, and the angle of interaction between catheter and clot. REACT catheters can be navigated through the vasculature without any support from a microcatheter/microwire in favorable anatomical configurations. In challenging situations, mostly encountered when crossing the ophthalmic segment of the internal carotid artery, the use of the stentriever anchoring technique or delivery assist catheter can facilitate the navigation. Three clinical studies reporting on 299 patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy with REACT catheters were included in this review. Successful recanalization (modified treatment in cerebral ischemia score 2b-3) was achieved in 89-96% of cases, no procedural complications related to REACT catheters were reported, and functional independence (modified Rankin Scale 0-2) at 90-days was 24-36%. In vitro experimental evaluations and clinical studies support the safety and effectiveness of the REACT catheters.</p>","PeriodicalId":19140,"journal":{"name":"Neurointervention","volume":" ","pages":"70-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/4a/neuroint-2022-00255.PMC9256469.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39999693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}