Publications by authors named "Michael Smyk"

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the low-profile Acandis Acclino microstent for embolization of recurrent and residual intracranial aneurysms.

Methods: Consecutive patients treated with the Acclino for aneurysm remnants at three German neurovascular centers were enrolled. The technical success, complications, angiographic and clinical outcome were investigated.

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Purpose: Low-profile intracranial stents are characterized by a miniaturized design that enables deployment via a 0.0165″ or 0.017″ internal diameter microcatheter, which is typically intended for coil delivery.

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Mild systemic hypothermia increases gastric mucosal oxygenation (μHbO2) during hemorrhagic shock in dogs. In the context of critical blood loss hypothermia might be fatal due to adverse side effects. Selective regional hypothermia might overcome these limitations.

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Purpose: The low-profile Acandis Acclino is a self-expandable nitinol microstent for stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms. This article reports long-term clinical and angiographic outcome in a multicenter setting.

Methods: In this study 98 consecutive patients (mean age 55.

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