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Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis

  • Authors:
    • George Fotakopoulos
    • Ioannis G. Lempesis
    • Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
    • Nikolaos Trakas
    • Pagona Sklapani
    • Konstantinos Faropoulos
    • Kostas N. Fountas
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  • Published online on: December 28, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.129
  • Article Number: 5
  • Copyright : © Fotakopoulos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].

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Abstract

The treatment option for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) depends on their natural history‑related risk of rupture vs. the risk of surgical management. The present meta‑analysis sought to assess the association between the surgical outcomes of anterior and posterior circulation UIAs. The present study investigated the comparative articles involving the surgical treatment of anterior vs. posterior circulation UIAs through electronic databases, including the Cochrane Library, PubMed (1980 to March, 2023), Medline (1980 to March, 2023) and EMBASE (1980 to March, 2023). Quoting all exclusion and inclusion criteria, nine articles finally remained for statistical analysis. The entire number of patients included in these nine articles was 3,253 (2,662 in the anterior and 591 in the posterior circulation UIAs group). The present meta‑analysis proposes that the surgical treatment of anterior circulation UIAs is associated with better outcomes compared with the surgical management of posterior circulation UIAs.
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Fotakopoulos G, Lempesis IG, Georgakopoulou VE, Trakas N, Sklapani P, Faropoulos K and Fountas KN: Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis. Med Int 4: 5, 2024
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Fotakopoulos, G., Lempesis, I.G., Georgakopoulou, V.E., Trakas, N., Sklapani, P., Faropoulos, K., & Fountas, K.N. (2024). Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis. Medicine International, 4, 5. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.129
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Fotakopoulos, G., Lempesis, I. G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Trakas, N., Sklapani, P., Faropoulos, K., Fountas, K. N."Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis". Medicine International 4.1 (2024): 5.
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Fotakopoulos, G., Lempesis, I. G., Georgakopoulou, V. E., Trakas, N., Sklapani, P., Faropoulos, K., Fountas, K. N."Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis". Medicine International 4, no. 1 (2024): 5. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.129