Balloon-Assisted Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms: Technical Details and Evaluation of Local Complications

Background: Wide-neck intracranial aneurysms need additional devices like balloons or stent for management. Balloon-assisted coiling has evolved both with interventionalist experience and device modifications. Objective: We discussed our experience, evolution, and complications with this novel technique. Materials and Methods: Data of 2014–2019 was retrospectively reviewed for type of balloon used along with complications in intracranial aneurysm coiling. Two hundred five aneurysms were detected in 188 patients, of which balloon-assisted coiling was planned for 198 aneurysms. Both single and double-lumen balloons were used. Aneurysms were divided into bifurcation and sidewall aneurysms. The complications were compared between bifurcation and sidewall aneurysms, and between single and double lumen balloons. Results: Balloon-assisted coiling was planned for 198 aneurysms but successfully done for 195 (98.5%) cases. Single-lumen balloons were used in 56 aneurysms (28.3%), and double-lumen balloons were used in 142 cases (71.7%). Procedural thromboembolism within parent vessel was seen in 28 cases (14.1%); however symptomatic were encountered in 5 cases (2.5%). Intraprocedural rupture of the aneurysmal sac was seen in 9 cases (4.5%). The procedure-related mortality in our series was 1.6% (3/188 patients), and morbidity was 4.3% (8/188 patients). The complications among bifurcation and sidewall aneurysms compared between single- and double-lumen balloons showed a greater number of symptomatic thromboembolic complications in sidewall aneurysms with the use of single lumen balloons. Conclusions: There are significant symptomatic thromboembolic complications in sidewall aneurysms with the use of single-lumen balloons which decreased as interventionalist experience evolved and better hardware developed.

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