Clinical outcomes of thromboembolic and iatrogenic perforation events following unassisted and balloon-assisted coiling of cerebral aneurysms
| Variable | Balloon Remodeling | No Balloon Remodeling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | Death | Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | |
| Periprocedural aneurysm perforation: number of cases (% incidence) in setting of recent SAH | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (2.0) | 5 (1.7) |
| Periprocedural aneurysm perforation: Number of cases (% incidence) in unruptured aneurysms | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) |
| Thromboembolic events | 1 (0.4) | 12 (4.4) | 9 (3.3) | 10 (1.2) | 39 (4.6) | 23 (2.7) |
Note:—SAH indicates subarachnoid hemorrhage.