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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 12/2005

01-12-2005 | Original Paper

The role of endovascular treatment for pediatric aneurysms

Authors: Ronit Agid, Marlise P. S. Souza, Gail Reintamm, Derek Armstrong, Peter Dirks, Karel G. TerBrugge

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 12/2005

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Abstract

Objectives

To review all cases of pediatric aneurysms, we treated and evaluated their characteristics. The objective of the study is to compare between surgical and endovascular approaches regarding treatment and outcome.

Methods

All cases of pediatric intracranial aneurysms diagnosed and managed by our team in the last 12 years were prospectively collected in our vascular malformation data base and reviewed.

Conclusion

Pediatric aneurysms differ in their features when compared to adult aneurysms. Over the last years, there has been a gradual shift from traditional surgical approaches towards endovascular treatment of pediatric aneurysms. In our experience, patients treated by endovascular means had a better outcome than when treated by surgery. Whenever possible, endovascular treatment for pediatric aneurysms is the recommended approach. This offers both constructive and deconstructive techniques. Improved understanding with respect to the etiology of pediatric aneurysms will be the next step that will likely lead us to even better treatment decisions.
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Metadata
Title
The role of endovascular treatment for pediatric aneurysms
Authors
Ronit Agid
Marlise P. S. Souza
Gail Reintamm
Derek Armstrong
Peter Dirks
Karel G. TerBrugge
Publication date
01-12-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 12/2005
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-005-1152-2

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