Efficacy, complications and clinical outcome of endovascular treatment for intracranial intradural arterial dissections

Abstract

Objective Intracranial intradural dissections are challenging to treat, and published data regarding treatment outcomes remains relatively limited. We retrospectively evaluated our experience with endovascular techniques in the treatment of intracranial intradural dissections, and describe the efficacy and clinical outcomes with treatment. Methods Between January 2003 and December 2011, 23 patients with 23 intracranial intradural arterial dissections underwent endovascular treatment at our institution. Eighteen were treated with coil embolization (14 with parent vessel sacrifice, 4 with aneurysm coiling), 4 with flow diverting stents (Pipeline Embolization Device) and 1 with primary angiopla..