Initial experience with bioactive cerecyte detachable coils: impact on reducing recurrence ratesErol Veznedaroglu
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Neurosurgery 62:799-805; discussion 805-6. 2008
..The goal of this prospective study was to assess the safety, durability, and effect on recanalization rates of the Cerecyte (Micrus Corp., Sunnyvale, CA) bioactive coil...
- Endovascular management of intracranial aneurysms: current experience and future advances
Christopher J Koebbe
Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Neurosurgery 59:S93-102; discussion S3-13. 2006
..The authors provide a review of their 11-year experience at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience with endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms and discuss clinical trial outcomes and future directions of this treatment method...
- Endovascular coil embolization of ruptured and unruptured posterior circulation aneurysms: review of a 10-year experience
Aditya S Pandey
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 60:626-36; discussion 636-7. 2007
..The advent of endovascular techniques has made such treatment more feasible. We report our experience with the endovascular management of ruptured and unruptured posterior circulation aneurysms during the past 10 years...
- The evolution and future directions of endovascular therapy
Christopher J Koebbe
Department of Neurological Surgery, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Clin Neurosurg 53:191-5. 2006
- Management of distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms: a single institution retrospective analysis (1997-2005)
Aditya Pandey
Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 61:909-16; discussion 916-7. 2007
..Our goal was to assess the clinical and angiographic outcomes among patients undergoing treatment for distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms at the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (1997-2005)...
- The role of carotid angioplasty and stenting in carotid revascularization
Christopher J Koebbe
Department of Neurological Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Neurol Res 27:S53-8. 2005
..Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis with angioplasty and stenting has become an established alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for these patients. We provide a review of the current role of carotid stent and angioplasty...
- Carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement for recurrent stenosis
Christopher J Koebbe
Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurg Focus 18:e7. 2005
..The authors report on their experience with this procedure in the management of recurrent CA stenosis...
- Endovascular occlusion of wide-necked aneurysms with a new intracranial microstent (Neuroform) and detachable coils
Ronald P Benitez
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 54:1359-67; discussion 1368. 2004
..We report the use of a new intracranial stent--the Neuroform microstent--in the treatment of patients with wide-necked cerebral aneurysms...
- Feasibility and limitations of endovascular coil embolization of anterior communicating artery aneurysms: morphological considerations
John K Birknes
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 59:43-52; discussion 43-52. 2006
..Despite advanced modern techniques, there are limitations in the endovascular approach to AComA aneurysms. Consideration of aneurysm morphology may be used to guide approaches in the treatment of AComA aneurysms...
- Endovascular treatment of spinal cord arteriovenous malformations
Erol Veznedaroglu
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147, USA
Neurosurgery 59:S202-9; discussion S3-13. 2006
..The endovascular tools seem to be a reasonable therapeutic option for the treatment of the majority of the spinal cord arteriovenous malformations...
- Impact of a standardized protocol and antibiotic-impregnated catheters on ventriculostomy infection rates in cerebrovascular patients
James S Harrop
Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Medical College, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 67:187-91; discussion 191. 2010
..A prospective observational study analyzed the effects of this protocol alone and with antibiotic-impregnated ventriculostomy catheters...
- Endovascular management of acute symptomatic intracranial arterial occlusion
Erol Veznedaroglu
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 59:S242-50; discussion S3-13. 2006
..RESULTS: Several advances in endovascular stroke technologies are becoming increasingly available. CONCLUSION: With proper patient selection, these therapies may lead to increased recanalization rates and better patient outcomes...
- Stent-assisted coil placement for unruptured cerebral aneurysms
Pascal Jabbour
Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Neurosurg Focus 17:E10. 2004
..The authors report the use of a new intracranial stent-the Neuroform microstent-in the treatment of unruptured wide-necked cerebral aneurysms...
- Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of large arteriovenous malformations with or without previous partial embolization
Erol Veznedaroglu
Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Neurosurgery 55:519-30; discussion 530-1. 2004
..With significant treatment-related morbidities, further investigation warrants a need for better three-dimensional target definition with higher dose conformality...
- Surgically treated aneurysms previously coiled: lessons learned
Erol Veznedaroglu
Division of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for Neuroscience, 909 Walnut Street 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Neurosurgery 54:300-3; discussion 303-5. 2004
..With the increasing use of coil embolization, this patient population will undoubtedly increase. The neurosurgeon should be aware of the difficulties and pitfalls encountered in these patients...
- Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for recurrence of aneurysms treated by endosaccular occlusion
Rafael Ortiz
Department of Endovascular Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York, USA
J Neurosurg 108:672-5. 2008
..The authors report the first published evidence of a correlation between aneurysm recanalization correlated with a history of cigarette smoking...
