Table 1: Summary of reported patients suffering endovascular coil erosions following treatment of pseudoaneurysms of the carotid artery.
Group | Year Published | Time to Extrusion | Site of Extrusion | Material of Coil | Treatment | Follow Up | Additional notes |
[6] | 2003 | 2 years | Lateral aspect of cutaneous Neck | Platinum (Guglielmi) | Surgical removal | 4 months after, stent also eroded | Radiation to neck, PA |
[3] | 2014 | 2 months | Sphenoid sinus | Platinum | Trimmed at level of defect | 1 year, at 4 months, extrusion recurred following nose blowing | Sinus surgery, TPA |
[7] | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
[8] | 2007 | 2 years | Hypopharynx | Platinum (Guglielmi) | Trimmed at level of defect | - | Aneurysm occurred post laryngectomy |
[4] | 2017 | 2 years | Oropharynx | Platinum (Penumbra 400) | Trimmed at level of defect | Recurrent extrusion at 1, 2, and 11 months | Child post tonsillectomy with TPA and endovascular coiling |
[5] | 2019 | 10 years | Naso-and oropharynx | - | Local anesthesia, Trimmed at level of defect | Recurrence at 1, 3, and 6 months | TPA following clival giant cell tumor resection |
[9] | 2018 | 18 months | Sphenoid sinus | Platinum | Local Anesthesia, Trimmed at level of sphenoid ostium | - | TPA |
[10] | 2019 | 6 months | Nasal cavity | Platinum-Tungsten alloy | Local Anesthesia, Trimmed at defect | Multiple recurrence in months after | TPA following pituitary adenoma resection |
[11] | 2018 | 3 months | Hypopharynx | - | None needed following expectorated coil | No recurrence at 6 months | Expectorated coil, Neck radiation and dissection for SCCa of tongue. TPA following surgery |
[12] | 2004 | 12 months | Pharynx and external auditory canal | Platinum (Target) | - | Recurrence at 10 months | Irradiated neck for nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
Abbreviations: TPA: Traumatic pseudoaneurysm; PA: Pseudoaneurysm; SCCa: Squamous cell carcinoma.