Reports outline aneurysm therapy study results from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Fresh data on aneurysm are presented in the report 'Application of the Willis covered stent in the treatment of aneurysm in the cisternal segment of the internal carotid artery: a pilot comparative study with midterm follow-up.' In this recently published article, scientists in Shanghai, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To compare the use of the Willis stent-graft versus coil embolization for complicated aneurysms in the cisternal segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Thirty-four patients (19 women; mean age 46.7±16.8 years, range 3-79) with 36 complicated aneurysms were treated either by Willis covered stents (n=19) or by coil embolization (n=17)."

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