Introduction: A Japanese immediately electrically detachable coil(ED coil, manufactured by Kaneka Medics, Japan) has unique size lineup, extreme softness, and unique shape. The coil may contribute to achieve dense packing of cerebral aneurysms.
Methods: The 0.010 inch ED coil is extremely soft and its lineup includes 1.5mm as the smallest diameter and unique 16mm filler coil (named "Infini"). These were mostly used as filler and finisher. The 0.014~0.016 inch ED coil has wide pitch coil that is expected to make 3 dimensional movement within an aneurysm sac.
Results: Since 2006 October to 2012 September, 543 cerebral aneurysms were treated by endosaccular embolization at our department and 345 (63.5%) were treated using ED coils alone or in combination with other kinds of coils. Among these, 149 were treated mostly with ED coils (EDM cases: the volume ratio of ED coils to all the deployed coils is more than 50%). The immediate embolization results of the EDM cases were complete occlusion in 84 aneurysms, neck remnant in 41, and body filling in 24. The average VER (volume embolization ratio) of EDM cases was 22.0 %. VER of nonEDM cases (ED coil is 1~49% in volume ratio) was 20.1 % and significantly lower than in EDM cases (P=0.0219, 2-sample t-test). During follow period, major recanalization that requires re-treatement was seen in 4 (2.7 %) aneurysms.
Conclusions: Extreme softness and unique shape and movement of ED coil contributes to raise VER in endosaccular coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms.
Patient Care: tight embolization by soft coils may reduce recanalization and contribute to improve long efficacy of coil embolization
Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of this session, participants is going to be able to identify an effective treatment with very soft detachable coils.