• M Killer-Oberpfalzer, N Kocer, C J Griessenauer, H Janssen, T Engelhorn, M Holtmannspötter, J H Buhk, T Finkenzeller, G Fesl, J Trenkler, W Reith, A Berlis, K Hausegger, M Augustin, C Islak, B Minnich, and M Möhlenbruch.
• From the Research Institute of Neurointervention/Department of Neurology (M.K.-O., C.J.G.), Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria m.killer@salk.at.
• AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 May 1; 39 (5): 841-847.

Background And PurposeEndoluminal reconstruction with flow-diverting stents represents a widely accepted technique for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms. This European registry study analyzed the initial experience of 15 neurovascular centers with the Flow-Redirection Intraluminal Device (FRED) system.Materials And MethodsConsecutive patients with intracranial aneurysms treated with the FRED between February 2012 and March 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Complications and adverse events, transient and permanent morbidity, mortality, and occlusion rates were evaluated.ResultsDuring the defined study period, 579 aneurysms in 531 patients (median age, 54 years; range, 13-86 years) were treated with the FRED. Seven percent of patients were treated in the acute phase (≤3 days) of aneurysm rupture. The median aneurysm size was 7.6 mm (range, 1-36.6 mm), and the median neck size 4.5 mm (range, 1-30 mm). Angiographic follow-up of >3 months was available for 516 (89.1%) aneurysms. There was progressive occlusion witnessed with time, with complete occlusion in 18 (20%) aneurysms followed for up to 90 ± 14 days, 141 (82.5%) for 180 ± 20 days, 116 (91.3%) for 1 year ± 24 days, and 122 (95.3%) aneurysms followed for >1 year. Transient and permanent morbidity occurred in 3.2% and 0.8% of procedures, respectively. The overall mortality rate was 1.5%.ConclusionsThis retrospective study in real-world patients demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the FRED for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. In most cases, treatment with a single FRED resulted in complete angiographic occlusion at 1 year.© 2018 by American Journal of Neuroradiology.

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