Table 1:

Comparison of demographic, angiographic, and treatment characteristics between complete occluded and incomplete occluded aneurysmsa

All Aneurysms (n = 99)Complete Occlusion (n = 64)Incomplete Occlusion (n = 20)P Value
Age (yr) (mean)54.1 (SD, 11.2)53.8 (SD, 10.8)54.3 (SD, 10.4).76
Sex, M/F31 (31.3%)/68 (68.7%)18 (28.1%)/46 (71.9%)9 (45%)/11 (55%).26
Follow-up (mo) (n = 84)23.9 (SD, 16.3)24.2 (SD, 15.0)22.9 (SD, 20.2).27
Previous treatment45 (45.5%)28 (43.8%)13 (65%).16
Aneurysm location.62
 MCA44 (44.4%)25 (39.1%)12 (60%)
 AcomA27 (27.3%)20 (31.3%)5 (25%)
 A12 (2.0%)2 (3.1%)0
 A22 (2.0%)2 (3.1%)0
 Pericallosal24 (24.2%)15 (23.4%)3 (15%)
Aneurysm size (mm)
 Neck3.9 (SD, 2.1)3.6 (SD, 2.1)4.3 (SD, 2.0).06
 Diameter6.1 (SD, 5.0)6.1 (SD, 5.7)6.5 (SD, 3.5).14
Concomitant coiling15 (15.2%)9 (14.1%)2 (10%)1
Flow-diverter stent
 Length (mm)16.9 (SD, 3.9)16.5 (SD, 3.8)18.2 (SD, 4.3).42
 Type.004
  Nitinol47 (47.5%)26 (40.6%)16 (80%)
  Cobalt chromium52 (52.5%)38 (59.4%)4 (20%)
Angle of parent artery
 Initial angle Formula 124.1° (SD, 64.0°)118.3° (SD, 29.8°)122.7° (SD, 28.1°).58
 Postdeployment angle Formula 141.6° (SD, 24.8°)146.0° (SD, 21.8°)135.9° (SD, 24°).12
 Parent artery straightening Formula 3.8° (SD, 21.6°)27.7  (SD, 22.6)13.3° (SD, 12.3°)<.001
  • Note:—AcomA indicates anterior communicating artery; A1, proximal segment of the anterior cerebral artery; A2, distal segment of the anterior cerebral artery.

  • a Data are presented as mean (standard deviation, SD) for continuous variables and absolute number (percentage of column total) for discrete variables.