Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery

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Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: Past and present

  • Dongming Liang (Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital)
  • Received : 2023.09.21
  • Accepted : 2023.12.18
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

Intracranial aneurysm is common in stroke and, once rupturing, will cause disaster to patients. Nowadays, endovascular treatment has become a routine to reduce the risk of intracranial aneurysms rupture. Successive endovascular methods, like balloon-assisted coiling, stent-assisted coiling, and flow diversion, have become new choices for doctors. More and more doctors have been entering this field. Understanding the current general situation is crucial for more medical workers to learn the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. In the past, many devices and ideas about the treatment of intracranial aneurysms appeared. Although developing unceasingly, endovascular treatment still has some deficiencies to overcome. The advantages and drawbacks of current endovascular methods are discussed.

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