未破裂颅内动脉瘤72例临床分析

目的 探讨未破裂颅内动脉瘤的处理方式及其疗效,以指导临床治疗.方法 回顾性分析我科收治的72例未破裂颅内动脉瘤的患者,所有患者均行DSA或CTA明确诊断,采用血管内栓塞治疗、开颅手术夹闭或者观察三种治疗策略,对比分析其疗效.结果 血管内栓塞治疗15例,手术夹闭40例.出院时GOS评分5分血管内介入治疗组14例（93.3%）,开颅手术夹闭组31例（77.5%）.两组患者治疗后出院前行GOS评分经卡方检验无明显差异（P＆gt;0.05）.观察随诊处理17例,无变化15例,再出血2例.结论 根据未破裂动脉瘤的特点、患者自身状况及要求、就诊中心诊疗技术等决定未破裂动脉瘤的治疗方式,个体化治疗是最佳的治疗方案.     

显微手术治疗破裂颅内动脉瘤155例

目的 通过总结颅内动脉瘤破裂的显微手术治疗,探讨颅内动脉瘤破裂的手术时机、手术技巧对术后疗效的影响.方法 系统总结2004年10月至2007年10月经手术治疗的155例破裂颅内动脉瘤的临床情况,以GOS计分评价患者出院时转归,比较不同手术时机对预后的影响.结果 155例中发现162个动脉瘤,单纯夹闭149个,夹闭加包裹4个,包裹6个.手术时间在发病72 h之内(包括72 h)79例,3～14 d(包括14 d)65例,14 d以上11例.术后恢复良好140例(90.3%),一般11例(7.1%),植物生存3例(1.94%),死亡1例(0.65%).不同手术时期患者出院时GOS评分差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 显微手术治疗破裂的颅内动脉瘤可取得满意疗效.     

颅内分叉部动脉瘤复发后行支架辅助栓塞再治疗的临床效果

目的探讨初次行单纯弹簧圈栓塞或开颅夹闭术治疗后复发的颅内分叉部动脉瘤患者行支架辅助栓塞再治疗的可行性及有效性。方法回顾性分析2009年3月至2019年11月复旦大学附属华山医院放射科介入组收治的初次行单纯弹簧圈栓塞或开颅夹闭术治疗后复发并接受支架辅助栓塞再治疗的20例颅内分叉部动脉瘤患者的临床资料。男性9例,女性11例,中位年龄55.5岁(范围:33~71岁);首次治疗行单纯弹簧圈栓塞17例、开颅夹闭术3例;复发后15例行单支架辅助栓塞治疗,5例行Y形双支架辅助栓塞治疗。收集患者围手术期情况、术后并发症及预后情况。采用Mann-Whitney U检验对患者初次及再次治疗后的随访时间进行比较;采用t检验对再次治疗前、术后即刻及末次随访时近端载瘤动脉主干与支架侧分支的夹角大小进行比较。结果20例患者中,18例(90.0%)患者术后即刻脑血管造影示致密栓塞(RaymondⅠ型),2例(10.0%)示瘤颈少许残余(RaymondⅡ型),术后随访[M(QR)]8.5(16.3)个月,与初次治疗后随访时间的15.5(27.0)个月相比,差异无统计学意义(U=157.7,P=0.25)。随访期间2例患者复发,均为术后即刻瘤颈少许残余病例,其中1例为Y形双支架辅助栓塞病例。围手术期发生症状性缺血6例,其中4例为Y形双支架辅助栓塞病例;未发生围手术期出血等并发症,无手术相关的永久性致残及死亡病例。术后即刻和末次随访时载瘤动脉主干与支架所在分支成角分别为(115.4±28.9)°和(132.6±26.8)°,均较术前的(90.1±21.1)°明显增大(t=5.14,P<0.01;t=7.78,P<0.01)。结论初次弹簧圈栓塞或开颅夹闭术后复发的颅内分叉动脉瘤患者再次接受支架辅助栓塞是可行的,动脉瘤再复发率较低。     

显微外科手术治疗颅内动脉瘤49例

目的:总结颅内动脉瘤显微外科手术治疗的经验。方法:对49例颅内动脉瘤进行显微手术治疗,其中46例行直视手术夹闭,2例行动脉瘤孤立术,1例行动脉瘤包裹术。结果:术后恢复良好39例,轻残7例,重残1例,死亡2例。结论:显微手术夹闭术是颅内动脉瘤的主要治疗方法,选择合适的手术时机是成功的关键。     

支架辅助栓塞与单纯栓塞治疗颅内动脉瘤的安全性和有效性对比分析

目的 比较颅内动脉瘤支架辅助弹簧圈栓塞与单纯弹簧圈栓塞治疗的安全性和有效性。方法 回顾性分析宜兴市人民医院从2009年6月至2020年9月收治的401例接受支架辅助栓塞或者单纯栓塞治疗的颅内动脉瘤患者,记录患者的临床及影像学资料,对比分析并发症的发生率、动脉瘤复发率、预后效果等。结果 277例患者采用单纯弹簧圈栓塞治疗,124例患者采用支架辅助弹簧圈栓塞治疗。支架辅助栓塞组栓塞后即刻Raymond分级为Ⅰ级、Ⅱ级、Ⅲ级者占比分别为72.6%(90例)、21.8%(27例)、5.6%(7例),而单纯栓塞组为58.1%(161例)、32.9%(91例)、9.0%(25例),支架辅助栓塞组的动脉瘤术后即刻栓塞率较高(P=0.022)。单纯栓塞组手术相关并发症发生率为6.5%(18/277),而支架辅助栓塞组为8.1%(10/124),两者比较无明显差异(P=0.569)。单纯栓塞组和支架辅助栓塞组的死亡率比较无明显差异(3.3%vs. 4.0%,P=0.693),但支架辅助栓塞组术后6个月复查的复发率明显低于单纯栓塞组(12.6%vs. 22.2%,P=0.042)。结论 与单纯弹簧圈栓塞相...     

小脑上动脉动脉瘤的治疗体会

目的：探讨小脑上动脉动脉瘤的临床特点及治疗方法和效果。方法回顾性分析5例小脑上动脉囊性动脉瘤患者的临床资料。3例采用血管内介入治疗的患者中,2例使用支架辅助弹簧圈技术栓塞,1例单纯弹簧圈栓塞;2例行开颅夹闭术的患者,其中1例经颞下入路,1例经翼点入路。结果除1例经颞下入路开颅夹闭的患者术后遗留同侧动眼神经麻痹外,其余患者无神经功能障碍,痊愈出院;术后随访3～18个月,未见动脉瘤复发,无再出血病例。结论小脑上动脉动脉瘤发病率较低,临床表现以后循环蛛网膜下腔出血为主,可以根据具体情况采用血管内治疗或开颅手术,血管内治疗具有微创、疗效好和并发症少等特点,可以作为首选治疗方法。     

DSA杂交手术室“一站式”精准治疗颅内复杂动脉瘤合并脑内血肿

目的探讨DSA杂交手术室"一站式"精准治疗颅内复杂动脉瘤合并脑内血肿的价值。方法对11例颅内复杂动脉瘤合并脑内血肿未发生脑疝患者于发病72 h内行DSA杂交手术室"一站式"精准治疗,术中以DSA评估动脉瘤是否累及载瘤动脉,行DSA引导下颅内外血管搭桥联合动脉瘤孤立术或球囊临时阻断辅助下动脉瘤塑形夹闭治疗,同步清除血肿。实时监测术中治疗情况,记录术中及术后并发症。随访观察术后6个月CTA表现;于出院及末次随访时以格拉斯哥转归评分(GOS)评价疗效,GOS≥4分认为治疗效果良好。结果对5例行颞浅动脉(STA)-大脑中动脉(MCA)搭桥,术中DSA示桥血管通畅,一期行动脉瘤孤立术;6例行动脉瘤塑形夹闭,术中3例误夹穿支血管,1例夹闭不全,调整瘤夹位置后夹闭效果满意。术后并发小灶性脑梗死2例,癫痫1例。出院时、末次随访时治疗效果良好患者均占81.82%(9/11)。术后6个月均未见复发,吻合口及载瘤动脉无狭窄。结论对难以直接夹闭或介入栓塞治疗的颅内复杂动脉瘤合并脑内血肿患者,采用DSA杂交手术室"一站式"精准治疗可获得较好效果。     

颅内后循环动脉瘤的血管内介入治疗

目的总结颅内后循环动脉瘤的特点,探讨其血管内介入治疗的临床疗效。方法回顾性分析40例行血管内介入治疗的颅内后循环动脉瘤患者的临床和影像学资料、介入治疗过程,观察期效果及术后随访结果。结果 40例患者共发现42个后循环动脉瘤,均完成血管内介入治疗,其中8个行单纯弹簧圈栓塞,28个行支架辅助栓塞,1个行Onyx胶栓塞,5个动脉瘤及载瘤动脉同时闭塞。术后即刻DSA造影显示动脉瘤完全栓塞30个,近全栓塞6个,部分栓塞6个。术后6个月随访DSA造影显示动脉瘤完全栓塞36个,近全栓塞4个,部分栓塞1个。患者出院时行改良Rankin量表(mRS)评分,0分35例,1分3例,2分1例,1例死亡为6分;出院后3~6个月随访mRS评分0分38例,1分1例,无动脉瘤复发及新发神经功能障碍病例。结论颅内后循环动脉瘤具有特殊的临床与影像学表现,且复杂动脉瘤较为常见,对于颅内后循环动脉瘤,血管内介入治疗是一种安全有效的治疗方法。     

烟雾病合并动脉瘤手术治疗临床疗效分析

目的 探讨烟雾病合并颅内动脉瘤手术治疗的疗效.方法 2015年1月～2021年6月我院手术治疗的烟雾病病人264例,其中无动脉瘤组233例,为单纯烟雾病,行颅内外动脉搭桥治疗.合并动脉瘤组31例,为烟雾病合并颅内动脉瘤,行搭桥和颅内动脉瘤介入栓塞术或开颅夹闭术.术后行CT血管造影或数字减影血管造影随访,并记录mRS评分...     

血管内介入治疗椎动脉夹层动脉瘤的临床研究

目的 探讨血管内介入治疗椎动脉夹层动脉瘤的安全性与有效性.方法 回顾性分析30例患者30个夹层动脉瘤行血管内介入治疗的临床资料,其中8例单纯弹簧圈栓塞,10例支架辅助弹簧圈栓塞,3例单支架置入,9例载瘤动脉闭塞.结果 术后对30例中的22例进行随访脑血管造影,随访时间为1～8个月,平均6个月.其中17例完全栓塞患者无复发;近完全栓塞3例中2例动脉瘤稍增大,部分栓塞2例动脉瘤复发,这4例患者均行二次手术,其中3例行支架置入,1例行动脉瘤栓塞.结论 血管内介入治疗椎动脉夹层动脉瘤是一种安全有效的方法.     

Retreatment of Recurrent Internal Carotid-Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm after Coil Embolization

Internal carotid-posterior communicating artery (IC-PC) aneurysms account for more than 20% of all intracranial aneurysms. As a result of the increase in coiling, there has also been an increase in recurrent IC-PC aneurysms after coiling. We present our experience of 10 recurrent IC-PC aneurysms after coiling that were retreated using surgical or endovascular techniques in order to discuss the choice of treatment and the points of clipping without removal of coils. From 2007 to 2014, 10 recurrent IC-PC aneurysms after coiling were retreated. When the previous frames covered the aneurysms all around or almost around except a part of the neck, coiling was chosen. In other cases, clipping was chosen. Clipping was attempted without removal of coils when it was technically feasible. Among the 10 IC-PC aneurysms retreated, 3 were retreated with coiling and 7 were retreated with clipping. In all three cases retreated with coiling, almost complete occlusion was accomplished. In the seven cases retreated with clipping, coil extrusion was observed during surgery in six cases. In most of them, it was necessary to dissect strong adhesions around the coiled aneurysms and to utilize temporary occlusion of the internal carotid artery. In all seven cases, neck clipping was accomplished without the removal of coils. There were no neurological complications in any cases. The management of recurrent lesions of embolized IC-PC aneurysms requires appropriate choice of treatment using both coiling and clipping. Clipping, especially without the removal of coils, plays an important role in safe treatment.     

Neurosurgical management of intracranial aneurysms following unsuccessful or incomplete endovascular therapy

The publication of the ISAT trial in 2002 has resulted in increasing numbers of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage undergoing endovascular coiling, as first line treatment for aneurysm occlusion. During the first 2-year period post-ISAT, in which all suitable intracranial aneurysms were coiled first, we had to perform surgery in seven patients out of 54 who underwent initial coiling. The reasons for subsequent surgery were failed coiling, residual or recurrent aneurysm necks and delayed aneurysmal rebleeding despite coiling. We reviewed our surgical experience with the repair of these previously coiled aneurysms to identify unique technical difficulties. In particular, we found that an aneurysm height to neck ratio of less than 2:1 after coiling, and the use of stent-assisted coiling presented formidable challenges to direct clipping.     

Combined microsurgical and endovascular management of complex intracranial aneurysms

OBJECTIVE: The disciplines of microneurosurgery and cranial base surgery have reached maturity, and technical advances in the surgical management of aneurysms are limited. Although most aneurysms can be clipped microsurgically or coiled endovascularly, a subset of patients may require a combined approach. A consecutive series of patients with aneurysms in one surgeon's cerebrovascular practice was reviewed retrospectively to analyze strategies for integrating microsurgical and endovascular techniques in the management of complex aneurysms. METHODS: Between 1997 and 2001, 596 aneurysms in 491 patients were treated microsurgically by the senior author (MTL) at the University of California, San Francisco, and 77 of these patients (96 aneurysms) were managed with a multimodality approach comprising a total of eight different combinations: selective revascularization and aneurysm occlusion (n = 23), endovascular and surgical trapping (n = 1), clipping of the aneurysm after attempted or incomplete coiling (n = 22), coiling after attempted or incomplete clipping (n = 5), clipping of recurrent aneurysm after coiling (n = 6), coiling of recurrent aneurysm after clipping (n = 1), clipping and coiling of multiple remote aneurysms (n = 13), and coiling after previous surgery (n = 6). RESULTS: A total of 96 aneurysms were treated with combined therapy, of which 43% were large or giant in size and 34% had fusiform or dolichoectatic morphology. Complete angiographic obliteration was achieved in 91 aneurysms (95%). Overall, 66 patients (86%) had good outcomes (Glasgow Outcome Scale score of 4 or 5; mean follow-up, 9 mo). The treatment mortality rate was 9.1% (seven patients), and permanent treatment-associated neurological morbidity rate was 5.2% (four patients). CONCLUSION: Evolving endovascular technologies need to be integrated into the microsurgical management of aneurysms. Multimodality approaches are best used with complex aneurysms in which conventional therapy with a single modality has failed. Revascularization remains a unique surgical contribution to the overall management of aneurysms with which current endovascular techniques cannot be used. Multimodality management should be considered an elegant addition to the therapeutic armamentarium that, through simplification and increased safety, improves the treatment of complex aneurysms beyond what is achievable by performing clipping or coiling alone.     

Regrowth of Residual Ruptured Aneurysms Treated by Guglielmi's Detachable Coils Which Demanded Further Treatment by Surgical Clipping: Report of 7 Cases and Review of the Literature

Summary. Summary.   Object: The management of intracranial aneurysms has truly evolved after the introduction of endovascular treatment by Guglielmi Detachable Coils (GDC). In our department, for every case (ruptured or unruptured aneurysm) we discuss in the first place endovascular treatment. When coiling is feasible, it is done as a first choice. If not (intracranial compressive haematoma, coiling unfeasible or dangerous), the patient is operated upon. Failure of the endovascular technique, like incomplete treatment and regrowth of the residual sac, becomes a subject of discussion. Some cases need complementary treatment for large or unstable residual aneurysm.   Methods: Thus, between 1997 and 2000, 59 ruptured aneurysms were treated using an endovascular method by means of GDC. In 15 of this cases complementary treatment was needed, due to the size or instability of the residual aneurysm. In 8 cases a new embolization was possible and in 7 cases a complementary surgical procedure was needed, due to the impossibility of further endovascular treatment.   Results: Out of these 7 cases who were operated upon after coiling, clipping of the residual neck was possible in 4 cases; in 3 cases clipping was impossible due to the partial filling of the aneurysm neck by the coils. In these 3 cases, a ligation of the residual neck, associated with coagulation of the sac was performed.   Discussion: The difficulty of the treatment of an residual aneurysm after coiling is discussed as well as those surgical techniques alternative to clipping (wrapping or coagulation of the residual sac).     

Treatment of patients with ruptured aneurysm by neurosurgeons that perform both open surgical and endovascular techniques is safe and effective: results of a single centre in Europe

In Europe only few neurosurgeons are trained in both open surgical clipping as well as in endovascular techniques for treatment of intracranial aneurysms. To investigate the safety and efficacy of performing both techniques we, two dual trained neurosurgeons, analyzed our results in repairing ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Prospectively collected data from 356 patients that underwent open surgical or endovascular repair of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm at the Neurosurgical Centre Nijmegen from 2006 to 2012 by two dual trained neurosurgeons were retrospectively analyzed. Complication rates, occlusion rates, and retreatment rates were obtained. Combined procedural persistent neurological morbidity and mortality after endovascular treatment and open surgical clipping were 2.1 % and 1.4 %, respectively. Overall procedure-related clinical complication rate for endovascular treatment was 5.9 % in 285 procedures for 295 aneurysms. Overall procedure-related clinical complication rate for open treatment was 9.9 % in 71 procedures for 72 aneurysms. Follow-up was available for 255 out of 295 coiled aneurysms, 48 aneurysms recurred and 34 needed retreatment. For clipping 54 out of 72 treated aneurysms had follow-up; four aneurysms were incompletely clipped. One aneurysm was retreated. Treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms by neurosurgeons that perform both open surgical clipping as well as endovascular techniques is safe and effective. Developing training programs in Europe for hybrid neurosurgeons that can provide comprehensive patient care should be considered.     

Should we use stents in subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Based on findings from the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT), coiling of ruptured cerebral aneurysms is associated with the lowest immediate morbidity and mortality rates compared to other treatment options.1, 2 Whenever anatomy permits, coiling is the preferred method for repair. Unfortunately, not all cerebral aneurysms are suitable for coiling, and the best treatment for aneurysms that cannot be coiled remains unclear. Adjunctive techniques such as surgical clipping, balloon remodeling,3 use of two microcatheters,4 and intracranial stents 5 can increase the likelihood of aneurysm thrombosis and parent vessel patency. The goal of this article is to describe our current practice using intracranial stents in appropriately selected patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) as a result of aneurysm rupture.     

Oculomotor nerve palsy due to posterior communicating artery aneurysm: Clipping vs coiling

ObjectivePosterior communicating artery aneurysms (PCoAA) usually present with brain hemorrhage, but they might present with oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) in about one out of five patients. Treatment options include endovascular coiling and surgical clipping. The present analysis aims to compare the two treatment options for ONP due to PCoAA in terms of complete recovery and related parameters.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was performed for studies published between 2000 and 2019 on ONP due to PCoAA. The included studies were divided into two categories—surgical clipping (group A) and endovascular coiling (group B). The collected data were statistically processed with SPSS version 25.ResultsThere was a significant difference between the two treatment groups regarding complete recovery of ONP (P < 0.001), suggesting superiority of the surgical clipping. The correlation analysis showed no correlations for group A. Group B had negative and positive correlations, showing that endovascular coiling results in higher rates of complete ONP recovery for elderly patients.ConclusionSurgical clipping is superior to endovascular coiling in terms of complete recovery among patients with ONP due to PCoAAs. Endovascular coiling seems to benefit older patients. While no recommendations exist for the treatment of ONP due to intracranial aneurysms, an increasing number of studies imply the superiority of operative clipping.     

Successful endovascular management of brain aneurysms presenting with mass effect and cranial nerve palsy

Aneurysms presented with mass effect are traditionally treated by surgical clipping to decompress their mass effect. The aim of this work is to discuss the efficiency of endovascular techniques in treating 47 patients with variable sizes of intracranial aneurysms presented with mass effect and/or cranial nerve palsy. There were 47 patients with 47 unruptured aneurysms. Group I includes 28 giant aneurysms; all are treated by parent vessel occlusion with or without intra-aneurysmal occlusion depending on anatomical locations. Group II includes 19 small and large aneurysms; all are treated by selective endosaccular occlusion with coils. Clinical presentations were ocular cranial nerve dysfunction (82.9%), optic nerve or chiasmatic dysfunction (21.2%), brain stem compression (8.5%), embolic (6%), epistaksis (4%), proptosis (2%), and bleeding per ear (2%). Out of 47 patients, symptoms were resolved in 31 cases (66%), improved in 10 cases (21%), and unchanged in six cases (13%). Out of 28 giant aneurysms, symptoms were resolved in 19 (68%), improved in four (14%), and unchanged in five (18%). Only four (14%) patients out of the 19 giant aneurysms with complete symptoms resolution showed significant mass reduction in MRI. Out of 19 non-giant aneurysm cases treated by selective endovascular occlusion with coils, symptoms were resolved in 12 cases (63%), improved in six (32%), and unchanged in one (5%). No complications from the treatment were observed. The longer the duration of symptoms before endovascular treatment is, the longer the duration till improvement or resolution postoperative in both groups. Recovery of aneurysm-induced mass effect occurs in most patients both after parent vessel occlusion and after selective coiling, and is comparable to results after surgical clipping. The improvement starts independent of aneurysmal shrinkage in postoperative MRI follow-ups. The arrest of pulsations and partial shrinkage within the aneurysms after endovascular treatment may be the logical reason behind neurological recovery.     

Cost-effectiveness of clipping vs coiling of intracranial aneurysms after subarachnoid hemorrhage in a developing country—a prospective study

Background

Endovascular coil treatment is being used increasingly as an alternative to clipping for some ruptured intracranial aneurysms. The relative benefits of these 2 approaches have yet to be fully established. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome, resource consumption, and cost-effectiveness of endovascular treatment vs surgical clipping in a developing country.

Methods

The study population consisted of 55 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) identified prospectively from January 2004 to June 2007. Of the 55 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms, 31 underwent surgical clipping, whereas 24 were treated via interventional coils. Clinical outcome at 6 months, using the modified Rankin Scale, and cost of treatment related to all aspects of the inpatient stay were evaluated in both groups.

Results

The average age of the patients in the endovascular group was 38 years, whereas in the surgical group, it was 45 years. Most patients (43) were found to be in grades (1 and 2). Of these patients, 18 received coils and 25 were clipped. The remaining 12 patients were of poor grades (3 and 4), of which 6 had coiling and 6 underwent clipping. Most the patients (46/55) had anterior circulation aneurysms, and the rest of the patients (9/55) had posterior circulation aneurysms. The clinical outcome was similar in comparison (good in 81% for clipping and 83% for coiling). The average total cost for patients undergoing endovascular treatment of the aneurysms was $5080, whereas the average total cost of surgical clipping was $3127.

Conclusion

Patients with aneurysmal SAH whom we judged to require coiling had higher charges than patients who could be treated by clipping. The benefits of apparent decrease in length of stay in the endovascular group were offset by higher procedure price and cost of consumables. There was no significant difference in clinical outcome at 6 months. We have proposed a risk scoring system to give guidelines regarding the choice of treatment considering size of aneurysm and resource allocation.     

Age-dependent differences in short-term outcome after surgical or endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the United States, 1996-2000

INTRODUCTION: Unruptured intracranial aneurysm patients are frequently eligible for both open surgery ("clipping") and endovascular repair ("coiling"). We compared short-term end points (mortality, discharge disposition, complications, length of stay, and charges) for clipping and coiling in a nationally representative discharge database. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Nationwide Inpatient Sample data from 1996 to 2000. Multivariate logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, race, payer status, geographic region, presenting signs and symptoms, admission type and source, procedure timing, hospital caseload, and possible clustering of outcomes within hospitals. The results were confirmed by performing propensity score analysis. RESULTS: A total of 3498 patients had clipping, and 421 underwent coiling. Clipped patients were slightly younger (P < 0.001). Medical comorbidity was similar between the groups. More clipped patients had urgent or emergency admissions (P = 0.02). More coiling procedures were performed on hospital Day 1 (P = 0.007). When only death and discharge to long-term care were counted as adverse outcomes, there was no significant difference between clipping and coiling. On the basis of a four-level discharge status outcome scale (dead, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, or discharge to home), coiled patients had a significantly better discharge disposition (odds ratio, 2.1; P < 0.001). With regard to patient age, most of the difference in discharge disposition was in patients older than 65 years of age. The degree of difference between treatments increased from 1996 to 2000. Neurological complications were coded twice as frequently in clipped patients as in coiled patients (P = 0.002). Length of stay was longer (5 d versus 2 d, P < 0.001) and charges were higher ($21,800 versus $13,200, P = 0.007) for clipped patients than for coiled patients. CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in mortality rates or discharge to long-term facilities after clipping or coiling of unruptured aneurysms. When discharge to short-term rehabilitation was counted as an adverse event, coiled patients had significantly better outcomes than clipped patients at the time of hospital discharge, but most of the coiling advantage was concentrated in patients older than 65 years of age. Even in older patients, long-term end points-including long-term functional status in patients discharged to rehabilitation and efficacy in preventing hemorrhage-will be critical in determining the best treatment option for patients with unruptured aneurysms.