Effectiveness of Flow Diverter Stents in the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: Single-Center 10-Year Results

Purpose This study's objective was to show how effectively flow-diverting stents work when treating cerebral aneurysms. The assessment aimed to determine efficaciousness related to aneurysm type, size, and location as well as early- and late-term results. Material and method The study included 153 aneurysms from 122 patients treated in interventional radiology unit with flow diverter stents between July 2010 and June 2020. Apart from demographic data, size, type, and location of aneurysms; technical success, peri, post-procedural, and late complications; aneurysm occlusion rates, morbidity and mortality rates were extracted from patient records. Results This study enrolled 90 (73.8%) females and 32 (26.2%) males; average age of the patients was 52.8±12.9. The average follow-up period was 33.4±9.9 months. The most common type of aneurysm was saccular (133; 86.9%), and the most common location was the supraclinoid segment with 67 (43.8%). Complete occlusion was observed in 115 of 140 aneurysms from 110 patients during follow-up. No statistically significant difference was detected between the sizes and types of aneurysms and complete occlusion rates (p=0.096, p=0.583). The total occlusion rate was found to be significantly higher in internal carotid artery (ICA) supraclinoid segment aneurysms compared to other locations (p = 0.006). During the follow-up period, flow diverter stent-related permanent morbidity was observed in four (3.6%) patients and mortality was observed in five (4.5%) patients. Conclusion Flow diverter stents can be successfully applied to many aneurysm types, from small aneurysms to large and giant aneurysms, and have high aneurysm occlusion rates with low morbidity and mortality. By the aspects of the current study the total occlusion rate was found to be significantly higher in ICA supraclinoid segment aneurysms compared to other localizations.