Impact of Very Small Aneurysm Size and Anterior Communicating Segment Location on Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Roethlisberger, Michel; Aghlmandi, Soheila; Rychen, Jonathan; Chiappini, Alessio; Zumofen, Daniel W; Bawarjan, Schatlo; Stienen, Martin N; Fung, Christian; D'Alonzo, Donato; Maldaner, Nicolai; Steinsiepe, Valentin K; Corniola, Marco V; Goldberg, Johannes; Cianfoni, Alessandro; Robert, Thomas; Maduri, Rodolfo; Saliou, Guillaume; Starnoni, Daniele; Weber, Johannes; Seule, Martin A; ... (2023). Impact of Very Small Aneurysm Size and Anterior Communicating Segment Location on Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 92(2), pp. 370-381. Wolters Kluwer 10.1227/neu.0000000000002212

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BACKGROUND

Very small anterior communicating artery aneurysms (vsACoA) of <5 mm in size are detected in a considerable number of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Single-center studies report that vsACoA harbor particular risks when treated.

OBJECTIVE

To assess the clinical and radiological outcome(s) of patients with aSAH diagnosed with vsACoA after aneurysm treatment and at discharge.

METHODS

Information on n = 1868 patients was collected in the Swiss Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcome Study registry between 2009 and 2014. The presence of a new focal neurological deficit at discharge, functional status (modified Rankin scale), mortality rates, and procedural complications (in-hospital rebleeding and presence of a new stroke on computed tomography) was assessed for vsACoA and compared with the results observed for aneurysms in other locations and with diameters of 5 to 25 mm.

RESULTS

This study analyzed n = 1258 patients with aSAH, n = 439 of which had a documented ruptured ACoA. ACoA location was found in 38% (n = 144/384) of all very small ruptured aneurysms. A higher in-hospital bleeding rate was found in vsACoA compared with non-ACoA locations (2.8 vs 2.1%), especially when endovascularly treated (2.1% vs 0.5%). In multivariate analysis, aneurysm size of 5 to 25 mm, and not ACoA location, was an independent risk factor for a new focal neurological deficit and a higher modified Rankin scale at discharge. Neither very small aneurysm size nor ACoA location was associated with higher mortality rates at discharge or the occurrence of a peri-interventional stroke.

CONCLUSION

Very small ruptured ACoA have a higher in-hospital rebleeding rate but are not associated with worse morbidity or mortality.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

UniBE Contributor:

Fung, Christian, Goldberg, Johannes, Gralla, Jan, Bervini, David

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0148-396X

Publisher:

Wolters Kluwer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nicole Söll

Date Deposited:

13 Jan 2023 16:11

Last Modified:

14 Jan 2023 00:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1227/neu.0000000000002212

PubMed ID:

36469672

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/176550

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/176550

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