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July Spotlight Article

 

Safety and Effectiveness of the Pipeline Flex Embolization Device With Shield Technology for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: Midterm Results From a Multicenter Study
Felipe Padovani Trivelato, MD; Eduardo Wajnberg, PhD; Marco Túlio Salles Rezende, MD; Alexandre Cordeiro Ulhôa, MD; Ronie Leo Piske, PhD; Thiago Giansante Abud, PhD; Luís Henrique de Castro-Afonso, PhD; Carlos Gustavo Coutinho Abath, MD; Guilherme Seizem Nakiri, PhD; João Francisco Santoro Araújo, MD; José Laércio Júnior Silva, MD; Renato Tavares Tosello, MD; José Ricardo Vanzin, MD; Luciano Bambini Manzato, MD; Carlos Eduardo Baccin, MD; Bruno Anderson Araújo da Mota, MD; Daniel Giansante Abud, PhD.
Neurosurgery. 2020. Published online: September 10, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyz356)

SANS

Oral Board Review Fall 2019: Cerebrovascular (CME)

SANS: Vascular Module (CME)

SANS: Vascular Module for Residents  (CME)

Case of the Month

A 57 Year Old Woman with Thunderclap Headache

Nexus

Flow diverter device placement for an unruptured M1 giant aneurysm

Guidelines

Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Thompson BG, Brown Jr. RD, Amin-Hanjani S, et al. Stroke. 2015;46(8):2368-2400.

Neurosurgery

Pharmacy-Mediated Antiplatelet Management Protocol Compared to One-time Platelet Function Testing Prior to Pipeline Embolization of Cerebral Aneurysms: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study
Griessenauer CJ, Jain A, Enriquez-Marulanda A, et al. Neurosurgery. 2019;84(3):673-679.

Multicenter Study of Pipeline Flex for Intracranial Aneurysms
Brasiliense LBC, Aguilar-Salinas P, Lopes, DK, et al. Neurosurgery. 2019;84(6):E402-E409.

The Pipeline Embolization Device: Changes in Practice and Reduction of Complications in the Treatment of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms in a Multicenter Cohort
Dmytriw AA, Phan K, Salem MM, et al. Neurosurgery. 2020;86(2):266-271.

Long-term Follow-up of In-stent Stenosis After Pipeline Flow Diversion Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
John S, Bain MD, Hui FK, et al. Neurosurgery. 2016;78(6):862-867.

Operative Neurosurgery

Radial Artery Access for Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms Using the Pipeline Embolization Device: Case Series
Raz E, Shapiro M, Buciuc R, Nelson PK, Nossek E. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019;17(4):340-347.

Pipeline Embolization Device for Pericallosal Artery Aneurysms: A Retrospective Single Center Safety and Efficacy Study
De Macedo Rodrigues K, Kühn AL, Tamura T, et al. Operative Neurosurgery. 2018;14(4):351-358.

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