Objective: Treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms by endovascular coiling is associated with a better neurologic outcome when compared with neurosurgical clipping but has a higher risk for target aneurysm rebleeding after treatment. We hypothesize that aggressive retreatment of coiled aneurysms will lead to fewer recurrent hemorrhages as compared with historical values of 2.3%-3.0%.
Methods: All first-time Guglielmi detachable coil-embolized cerebral aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed at a single institution from 2004 to 2015. Aneurysm retreatment after first-time embolization was recorded as well as time to retreatment. Retreatment at our institution is routinely performed for incomplete coiling with etiologies including incomplete initial coiling, coil compaction, and aneurysmal dilatation. Aneurysm rerupture was treated with additional coiling. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to evaluate embolization durability.
Results: There were 214 aneurysms that met inclusion criteria. Mean (standard deviation) follow-up was 2.74 (2.24) years. Aneurysms that were patent or recanalized were retreated. Mean (standard deviation) time to retreatment was 9 (9) months. Overall, 46 (21.5%) aneurysms required retreatment. Retreatment was performed for coil compaction/remnant growth, recanalization, persistent remnant, and rebleed. Two (0.9%) patients had recurrent aneurysm hemorrhage and both were treated with additional coil embolization. There were no new long-term neurologic deficits caused by aneurysm retreatment.
Conclusions: Aggressive retreatment of previously ruptured, coiled cerebral aneurysms for persistent aneurysm patency reduces the recurrent hemorrhage risk to that historically seen in neurosurgically clipped aneurysms with minimal additional morbidity. This study validates a large body of literature demonstrating the significance of post-treatment aneurysm remnants and their association with recurrent hemorrhage.
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