Patient, aneurysm, and treatment characteristics of 85 patients with 86 treated cavernous sinus aneurysms
| Coiling | ICA Occlusion | Bypass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 30 | 50 | 5 | 85 |
| Aneurysms | 31 | 50 | 5 | 86 |
| Mean patient age (years) | 53.3 | 57.6 | 48.2 | 55.5 |
| Median age, range | 56, 27–72 | 58, 26–79 | 47, 34–56 | 56.5, 26–79 |
| Male gender | 4 (13%) | 4 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (9.4%) |
| Mean aneurysm size (mm) | 10 | 21 | 27 | |
| Median size, range | 6, 5–35 | 18, 12–45 | 25, 20–40 | |
| Clinical presentation | ||||
| Cranial nerve dysfunction | 6 | 45 | 5 | 56 (65%) |
| Carotid cavernous fistula | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 (9%) |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| Incidental finding | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 (7%) |
| Additional to another aneurysm | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 (17%) |