Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Humberto S Machado
Serviço de Anestesiologia,
Centro Hospitlar Universitário do Porto, Porto
Portugal
Review Article
Clipping versus Coiling for Intracranial Aneurysms: Recent Trends
Author(s): Carolina Tintim and Humberto S MachadoCarolina Tintim and Humberto S Machado
Background: Cerebral aneurysms are relevant conditions, and the best therapeutic approach in a patient with Ruptured and Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm has been debated in the last decades. Coil Embolization therapy has increasingly gained popularity over Surgical Clipping.
Objectives: The aim of this analysis was to review the surgical and endovascular strategies for intracranial aneurysms, and to find out if one intervention is more suitable than other.
Methods: A literature review was carried out identifying studies published from 2002-2017 through Pubmed using the keywords listed below. 75 articles were selected to write this review.
Results: The International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial contributed to a change in practice of Intracranial Aneurysms. Endovascular Coiling reduced in 7.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000732