| Surgical Clipping for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in Elderly Patients |
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Sang-Hyun Han , Gyojun Hwang , O-Ki Kwon , Chang Wan Oh , Jae Seung Bang |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea |
| 노인 환자의 미파열성 뇌동맥류에 대한 결찰술 |
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한상현·황교준·권오기·오창완·방재승 |
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서울대학교 의과대학 분당서울대학교병원 신경외과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
There is little information on outcomes of surgical clipping for elderly patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm unfavorable for coil embolization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the angiographic and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with surgical clipping in a single center.
Methods
Between October 2003 and October 2013, 37 patients older than 70 years (range, 70-79) with 48 saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms which were treated with surgical clipping were enrolled. The angiographic follow-up, clinical outcomes, and complications were evaluated.
Results
Complete obliteration was achieved by clipping in 46 (95.8%) aneurysms and residual neck was observed in 2 (4.2%) aneurysms. Angiograph outcomes were maintained on 6-month follow-up CT angiography. Six (13.5%) patients had neurological deficit immediately after surgery, but 4 patients recovered thereafter. At 6-month follow-up, 36 (97.3%) patients had no neurological deficit, but the neurological deficit still remained in 1 (2.7%) patients.
Conclusion
Surgical clipping provided stable occlusion for the unruptured intracranial aneurysms which had unfavorable configuration for coil embolization in patients older than 70 years and morbidity was not found to be frequent in these elderly patients. |
| Key Words:
Surgical clipㆍEndovascular proceduresㆍIntracranial aneurysm |
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