| Literature DB >> 20465885 |
A Santillan1, W Zink, J Knopman, H Riina, Y P Gobin.
Abstract
SUMMARY: During embolization of a large frontal arteriovenous malformation (AVM), Onyx-18 (eV3) was injected into an M3 branch of the middle cerebral artery via a Marathon microcatheter (eV3). After 40 minutes of embolization, the microcatheter could not be retracted due to fixation within the Onyx cast despite prolonged, robust attempts. A balloon microcatheter (Hyperform(TM), eV3) was advanced distally and inflated to provide distal counter tension, allowing microcatheter retrieval with minimal traction on the vasculature.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 20465885 PMCID: PMC3299434 DOI: 10.1177/159101990901500414
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interv Neuroradiol ISSN: 1591-0199 Impact factor: 1.610