Background: pCONus2 device has been used in some countries as coadyuvant in the treatment of wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms with coils.
Objective: To present the first series of brain aneurysms treated with pCONus2 in the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS).
Material And Methods: We retrospectively present the first 13 aneurysms treated from October 2019 to February 2022 with pCONus2 device at a third level hospital.
Intracranial aneurysms in children account for 4%-5% of all cases, with 20% being considered giant (>25 mm). The main sites of occurrence are the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Rupture and secondary subarachnoid hemorrhage occur in approximately 55%-72.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pediatric intracranial aneurysms (PIAs) are uncommon. Flow diverters (FDs) have shown to be effective on treatment of selected aneurysms.
Methods: We describe 10 cases of PIAs treated with FDs at one medical center in Mexico, from April 2015 to April 2020.