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Existing treatments carry significant morbidity. Early reports of flow diversion for posterior circulation aneurysms have suggested high complication and low occlusion rates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To report safety and efficacy of flow diversion with the pipeline embolization device (ev3, Medtronic Inc, Dublin, Ireland) for aneurysms located throughout the posterior circulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A prospective, institutional review board-approved database was analyzed for all patients with posterior circulation aneurysms treated by flow diversion at our institution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifty-nine embolization procedures were performed on 55 patients. Average aneurysm size was 9.4 mm. Morphology was saccular (45%), fusiform (29%), or dissecting\/pseudo-aneurysms (25%). Sixty-two percent of aneurysms arose along the vertebral artery. There were 7 mid-basilar (13%) and 7 basilar apex (13%) aneurysms. Procedural success was 98%; 1 Pipeline embolization device was placed in 85%; and coiling was performed in 17% of cases. There were 5 major complications (8%), all strokes. Patients with major stroke had modified Rankin Scale score at last follow-up of 1, 3, 4, 6, and 6 (2 mortalities). There were zero intracerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhages. No variable predicted complications on univariate or multivariate analysis. Follow-up digital subtraction angiography was performed for 43 patients (78%). Complete occlusion was 68% at 6 mo and 78% at 12 mo. Average follow-up was 11.8 mo. Fusiform or dissecting morphology and large or giant aneurysm size were predictors of aneurysm persistence at 6 mo on multivariate logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a large single-institution series of Pipeline (Medtronic Inc) for posterior circulation aneurysms and demonstrates acceptable safety and effectiveness in these challenging cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/neuros\/nyy076","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,14]],"date-time":"2018-02-14T15:12:46Z","timestamp":1518621166000},"page":"206-216","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":59,"title":["Flow Diversion of Posterior Circulation Cerebral Aneurysms: A Single-Institution Series of 59 Cases"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"84","author":[{"given":"Matthew 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