BACKGROUND: Between July 1997 and April 2001, forty @entity1 underwent Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) embolization of @entity438 at Wellington Hospital. METHODS: The clinical notes and imaging were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: Complete initial occlusion was achieved in 28 @entity1 (70%). Eleven @entity1 (27.5%) had small residual neck (>90% occlusion) and one @entity1 (2.5%) had substantial filling of the @entity439 . Follow up angiographic assessment was obtained in 28 @entity1 (70%) of whom 24 @entity1 (85.7%) had no recurrence or stable residual neck and four @entity1 (14.3%) had recurrence or enlargement of the residual neck. Stable occlusion was achieved in 100% of small and medium sized @entity439 and 50% of large and @entity439 . Technical complications occurred in 10% including @entity439 perforated in two @entity1 (5%) and presumed parent @entity432 in another two (5%). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study demonstrate the safety of GDC embolization. The initial clinical grade at presentation strongly predicted the clinical outcome. Although the number of @entity1 in this study is small, there is evidence that the angiographic outcome is better for small and medium sized @entity439 . Our results are comparable to other published series.

Clinical and angiographic outcome after Guglielmi detachable coil embolization of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity439 :: ('MESH:D000783', 'Disease') :: ['aneurysms', 'giant aneurysms', 'aneurysm'] @entity432 :: ('MESH:D001157', 'Disease') :: ['artery occlusion'] @entity438 :: ('MESH:D002532', 'Disease') :: ['intracranial aneurysms']
@entity438 :: (MESH:D002532,Disease) :: ['intracranial aneurysms']
