the efficacy of flow diverter stents in the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms

Background: topresent our findings obtained from the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms with flow diverter stents. patients and methods: intracranial aneurysms were determined in 19 patients (14 females, 5 males; mean age, 56.6 years) between may 2011 and june 2014, and the patients were treated using flow diverter stents. atotal of 28 flow diverter stents, including 9 silk and 19 pipeline stents were used. occlusion rates evaluated with computed tomography at the end of month 6 and digital subtraction angiography after one year, intraoperative success, morbidity and mortality rates were determined. results: a total of 20 endovascular interventions, including two interventions in two different aneurysms in one patient were performed in 19 patients. flow diverter stents were successfully implemented for wide-necked aneurysms at a success rate of 100%. coil treatment had previously been performed in four patients. aneurysm occlusion rates were 77.2% at month 6 and 90.9% at the end of month 12. conclusion: the use of flow diverter stents is a reliable and effective method in the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms with high aneurysm occlusion, and low morbidity and mortality rates.