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Endovascular Coil Embolization Of Ruptured And Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Review Of A 15 Year Single Center Experience In Pakistan, Misha Khalid Khan, Muhammad Danish Barakzai, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Raza Sayani
Endovascular Coil Embolization Of Ruptured And Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Review Of A 15 Year Single Center Experience In Pakistan, Misha Khalid Khan, Muhammad Danish Barakzai, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Raza Sayani
Department of Radiology
Objective: To assess the outcome of endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysm over 15 years.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the at Radiology Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised medical records from April 2003 to April 2018 of patients who received endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysm. Multiple variables reviewed included demographics, clinical presentation, aneurysm morphology, technique used, technique outcome and clinical outcome. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.
Results: Of the 242 patients, 111(45.8%) were males and 131(54.1%) were female. The overall mean age was 46.3+/-13.543 years (range: 9-78years). Aneurysm size was <5mm in 95(40.4%) patients, 5-10mm in 98(41.7%) and >10mm in 42(17.9%) patients. …