Table 3 Treatment details, clinical and angiographic outcome
From: Management of large or giant Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms: a single-center experience
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 19) |
|---|---|
Treatment methods | |
 Neurosurgical treatment | |
  End to end anastomosis | 6 (31.6%) |
  External carotid - internal carotid anastomosis | 1 (5.3%) |
 Endovascular treatment | |
  Occlusion | 1 (5.3%) |
  Pipeline Embolization Device | 1 (5.3%) |
  Willis | 3 (15.8%) |
  Conservative treatment | 7 (36.8%) |
  Anti-inflammation therapy | 3 (15.8%) |
  Angiographic outcomes | n = 19 |
  Mean follow-up time (months) | 28.1 ± 18.5 |
 Satisfactory occlusion after operation at last follow-up | |
  Complete occlusion | 10/11 (90.9%) |
  Neurosurgical treatment | 6/7 (85.7%) |
  Endovascular treatment | 4/4 (100%) |
  Incomplete occlusion (Neurosurgical treatment) | 1/11 (9.1%) |
 Aneurysm after conservative treatment at last follow-up | |
  Disappeared | 3/7 (42.9%) |
  No changes | 4/7 (57.1%) |
 Satisfactory status of parent arteries at follow-up | |
  Patency | 15 (88.2%) |
  Stenosis | 1 (5.3%) |
  Occlusion | 1 (5.3%) |
  Clinical outcomes | n = 15 |
  Ischemic stroke | 1 (6.7%) |
  Hemorrhage | 0 |
  Total complication | 1 (6.7%) |
  Mortality | 1 (6.7%) |