Systematic Review of Treatment for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Clipping Versus Coiling.

Aim: To compare endovascular coiling and surgical clipping for the evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Material And Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and three Chinese domestic electronic databases, namely, Wanfang, CNKI and VIP for studies published between January 1990 and January 2018. We included controlled clinical studies comparing clinical outcomes between surgical clipping and endovascular coiling treatments.

Erythropoietin promotes the growth of pituitary adenomas by enhancing angiogenesis.

rhEPO is frequently used in clinical practice to treat anemia. However, recently rhEPO has been reported to accelerate tumor growth, progression and metastasis. Many pituitary adenoma patients, particularly those with macroprolactinomas, tend to have anemia and may need rhEPO therapy.