This study to date is the largest registry of the flow diversion devices: PIPELINE or SILK.The authors, here too, like all other smaller studies, have said that the complication rates are acceptable.This study had 6 major complications in the 90 aneurysms followed up, only 52% had complete occlusion, 66% needed multiple stents which are exorbitantly costly...wonder what the definition of 'acceptable complication rate' is...which...

Treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Reconstruction of the parent artery with flow-diverting (Silk) stent: AbstractIntroduction Since the flow diverters (FDs) have been introduced it is possible to treat aneurysms that are considered difficult or impossibleto treat with usual endovascular or surgical methods. It is still uncertain which aneurysms are suitable for this new treatment.We present the periprocedural complications,...

Three cheers for non invasive imaging...The value of magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of the bleeding source in non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhages: a comparison with conventional digital subtraction angiography: AbstractIntroduction Conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is currently regarded as the gold standard in detecting underlying vascularpathologies in patients with intracerebral haemorrhages...