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Clinical data and angiographic findings were analyzed by two experienced neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons, including age, sex, Hunt and Hess (H&amp;amp;H) grade at admission, modified Rankin scale (mRS) score, aneurysm size, and location, the diameter of the patent artery in proximal and distal ends, stent size, rate of aneurysm occlusion, procedure-related complications, and follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>All the 16 patients (five males, 11 females) with ICA BBAs underwent WCS deployment successfully. The median age was 49 years (range, 29\u201372). All patients had complete aneurysm occlusion on immediate postoperative angiography. Anterior choroidal artery (AChA) was occluded in one patient accidentally while no obvious neurological dysfunction was observed. However, this patient underwent subarachnoid hemorrhage 1 day after the treatment; endoleak and aneurysm recurred, and the patient died 10 days later. Therefore, the effective rate of WCS treatment was 93.8% (15\/16), and procedure-related complications rate was 6.3% (1\/16). Moreover, one patient was urgently treated because of accidental aneurysm rupture after anesthesia, and external ventricular drainage was then performed postoperatively. Another patient developed coma and hemiplegia 3 days after treatment, with emergency angiography showing in-stent thrombosis and ICA occlusion which was recanalized with arterial rt-PA thrombolysis; the patient recovered completely. The clinical follow-up period was 3\u201330 months in 14 patients. The mRS scores were 0 in 12 patients (85.7%) and 4 in 1 case (7.1%), while 1 patient (7.1%) died 6 months postoperatively for unknown reasons. Angiographic follow-up was performed in 13 patients, and no recurrence was observed. However, ICA occlusion without neurological deficit was observed in one patient.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on careful preoperative evaluation, appropriate WCS size selection, and precise surgical operation, WCSs may provide an alternative and effective solution for blood BBAs <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> aneurysm isolation and ICA reconstruction immediately; However, further follow-up studies with larger samples are required.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2022.882880","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,18]],"date-time":"2022-05-18T06:48:41Z","timestamp":1652856521000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Application of the Willis Covered Stent in the Treatment of Blood Blister-Like Aneurysms: A Single-Center 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