As reported through the article titled " retreatment with a pipeline embolization device for recanalized aneurysms following stent-assisted coiling embolization", this case series presents a retrospective single-center analysis of patients with recanalized aneurysms who underwent retreatment using the ped between july and april, subsequent to stent-assisted coiling embolization.The study includes five female patients, whose relevant clinical data were recorded.All patients had aneurysms located in the internal carotid artery, comprising two blood blister-like aneurysms and two giant aneurysms.Prior to the retreatment, two lvis stents, two enterprise stents, and one solitaire stent were implanted.Patient #1 a 49-year-old woman underwent stent-assisted coiling (lvis) for a p-comm blood blister-like aneurysm at another hospital 5 months ago.She was admitted to our hospital for treatment of recurrent aneurysm, which was diagnosed during a computed tomography angiography (cta) scan performed 2 weeks ago.Dsa revealed a recurrent aneurysm with a maximum diameter of ~9.3 mm (figure 2a).The previous lvis stent and loose coils are shown in figures 2b, c, respectively.The aneurysm was retreated using a ped of 4.0 mm × 20 mm (medtronic, minneapolis, minnesota) and three coils.A complete occlusion of the recanalized aneurysm was achieved (figure 2d).The ped covered only the proximal end of the lvis stent (figures 2e, f).A 6-month follow-up cta indicated complete occlusion.
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The lot number was not provided; therefore, a search for production-related ncrs could not be performed.The devices were implanted in the patients and not returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Procedural or medical imaging was not provided.The alleged product issues/events as described could not be confirmed.This report is related to a different mfr report number for lvis devices from this article.Ling, yuhui, et al."retreatment with a pipeline embolization device for recanalized aneurysms following stent-assisted coiling embolization." frontiers in neurology 14 (2023).
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