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Data on this modality are primarily limited to small retrospective single-center series.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n To assess safety and efficacy of this treatment by establishing an international, multicenter collaboration.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n Consecutive posterior circulation aneurysms treated with the PED from 2012 to 2019 across 11 neurovascular centers were retrospectively reviewed. Baseline demographics, aneurysm and treatment characteristics, complications, occlusion status, and functional outcome were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n \n There were 149 posterior circulation aneurysms treated with PED in 146 patients. A total of 24 (16.4%) patients presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Most aneurysms were dissecting\/blister (36.2%) in morphology, followed by saccular (35.6%) and fusiform (28.2%). The most common locations were the vertebral (51.7%) and basilar arteries (22.8%). Complete or near-complete occlusion (>90%) was achieved in 90.9% of aneurysms at a median follow-up of 12 mo. Dissecting\/blister aneurysms were most likely to occlude (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0=\u00a0.06). Symptomatic neurologic complications occurred in 9.4% of aneurysms, associated with larger size, ruptured presentation, presentations with brain stem compression, cranial nerve palsy, or stroke. Favorable functional outcome (modified Rankin Score 0-2) was achieved in 86.2% of patients. There were 6 fatalities of which 4 occurred in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n This multicenter study shows that PED for the treatment of posterior circulation is preferentially used for the treatment of fusiform and dissecting\/blister aneurysm morphologies. 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