PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M.S. Park AU - C. Kilburg AU - P. Taussky AU - F.C. Albuquerque AU - D.F. Kallmes AU - E.I. Levy AU - P. Jabbour AU - I. Szikora AU - E. Boccardi AU - R.A. Hanel AU - A. Bonafé AU - C.G. McDougall TI - Pipeline Embolization Device with or without Adjunctive Coil Embolization: Analysis of Complications from the IntrePED Registry AID - 10.3174/ajnr.A4678 DP - 2016 Jan 14 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2016/01/14/ajnr.A4678.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2016/01/14/ajnr.A4678.full AB - SUMMARY: Flow diversion to treat cerebral aneurysms has revolutionized neurointerventional surgery. Because the addition of coils potentially increases the time and complexity of endovascular procedures, we sought to determine whether adjunctive coil use is associated with an increase in complications. Patients in the International Retrospective Study of Pipeline Embolization Device registry were divided into those treated with the Pipeline Embolization Device alone (n = 689 patients; n = 797 aneurysms; mean aneurysm size, 10.3 ± 7.6 mm) versus those treated with the Pipeline Embolization Device and concurrent coil embolization (n = 104 patients; n = 109 aneurysms; mean aneurysm size, 13.6 ± 7.8 mm). Patient demographics and aneurysm characteristics were examined. Rates of neurologic morbidity and mortality were compared between groups. The Pipeline Embolization Device with versus without coiling required a significantly longer procedure time (135.8 ± 63.9 versus 96.7 ± 46.2 min; P < .0001) and resulted in higher neurological morbidity (12.5% versus 7.8%; P = .13). These data suggest that either strategy represents an acceptable risk profile in the treatment of complex cerebral aneurysms and warrants further investigation.AbbreviationsIntrePEDInternational Retrospective Study of Pipeline Embolization DevicePEDPipeline Embolization Device