Successful Retreatment of Recurrent Intracranial Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms After Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization: A Self-Controlled Hemodynamic Analysis.

BACKGROUND Intracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) tend to recur despite successful stent-assisted coil embolization (SACE). Hemodynamics is useful in evaluating aneurysmal formation, growth, and rupture. Our aim was to evaluate the hemodynamic patterns of the recurrence of VADA. METHODS Between September 2009 and November 2013, all consecutive patients with recurrent VADAs after SACE in our institutions were enrolled. Recurrence was defined as recanalization and/or regrowth. We assessed the hemodynamic alterations in wall shear stress (WSS) and velocity after the initial SACE and subsequently after retreatment of the aneurysms that recurred. RESULTS Five patients were included. After the initial treatment, 3 patients showed recanalization and 2 showed regrowth. In the 2 patients with regrowth, the 2 original aneurysms maintained complete occlusion; however, de novo aneurysm regrowth was confirmed near the previous site. Compared with 3 recanalized aneurysms, the completely occluded aneurysms showed high mean reductions in velocity and WSS after initial treatment (velocity, 77.6% vs. 57.7%; WSS, 74.2% vs. 52.4%); however, WSS remained high at the region near the previous lesion where the new aneurysm originated. After the second retreatment, there was no recurrence in any patient. Compared with the 3 aneurysms that recanalized, the 4 aneurysms that maintained complete occlusion showed higher reductions in velocity (62.9%) and WSS (71.1%). CONCLUSIONS Our series indicated that hemodynamics might have an important role in recurrence of VADAs. After endovascular treatment, sufficient hemodynamic reduction in aneurysm dome, orifice, and parent vessel may be one of the key factors for preventing recurrence in VADAs.

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