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© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.Purpose: Due to the risk of intracranial aneurysm (IA) recurrence and the potential requirement for re-treatment following endovascular treatment (EVT), radiological follow-up of these aneurysms is necessary. There is little evidence to guide the duration and frequency of this follow-up. The aim of this study was to establish the current practice in neurosurgical units in the UK and Ireland. Methods: A survey was designed with input from interventional neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons. Neurovascular consultants in each of the 30 neurosurgical units providing a neurovascular service in the UK and Ireland were contacted and asked to respond to questions regarding the follow-up practice for IA treated with EVT in their department. Results: Responses were obtained from 28/30 (94%) of departments. There was evidence of wide variations in the duration and frequency of follow-up, with a minimum follow-up duration for ruptured IA that varied from 18 months in 5/28 (18%) units to 5 years in 11/28 (39%) of units. Young patient age, previous subarachnoid haemorrhage and incomplete IA occlusion were cited as factors that would prompt more intensive surveillance, although larger and broad-necked IA were not followed-up more closely in the majority of departments. Conclusions: There is a wide variation in the radiological follow-up of IA treated with EVT in the UK and Ireland. Further standardisation of this aspect of patient care is likely to be beneficial, but further evidence on the behaviour of IA following EVT is required in order to inform this process.
Author(s): Hannan CJ, Islim AI, Alalade AF, Bacon A, Ghosh A, Dalton A, Abouharb A, Walsh DC, Bulters D, White E, Chavredakis E, Kounin G, Critchley G, Dow G, Patel HC, Brydon H, Anderson IA, Fouyas I, Galea J, St George J, Bal J, Patel K, Kamel M, Teo M, Fanning N, Mukerji N, Grover P, Mitchell P, Whitfield PC, Trivedi R, Crockett MT, Brennan P, Javadpour M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Acta Neurochirurgica
Year: 2023
Volume: 165
Pages: 451-459
Print publication date: 01/02/2023
Online publication date: 11/10/2022
Acceptance date: 27/09/2022
ISSN (print): 0001-6268
ISSN (electronic): 0942-0940
Publisher: Springer
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-022-05379-4
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05379-4
PubMed id: 36220949
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