Neurointervention.  2011 Feb;6(1):1-5. 10.5469/neuroint.2011.6.1.1.

Current Update on the Randomized Controlled Trials of Intracranial Aneurysms

• Yoon W

• KMID: 1783974
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2011.6.1.1

Abstract

Endovascular coiling has become the primary treatment modality for the treatment of intracranial ruptured aneurysms in many centers. A multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT), ISAT study, has demonstrated that endovascular coiling of ruptured intracranial aneurysms has benefits over surgical clipping in those patients suitable for either treatment. Because RCT comparing conservative management with surgical clipping and with endovascular coiling have not been performed to date for unruptured intracranial aneurysms, the best management for unruptured aneurysm remains unclear. A RCT is ongoing to answer the question whether active treatment can improve the outcome of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms as compared with observation.

Keyword

Intracranial aneurysm; Endovascular treatment; Randomized controlled trial

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Aneurysm, Ruptured
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm
Surgical Instruments

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