Management of visceral artery embolization using 0.010-inch detachable microcoils

Diagn Interv Radiol. 2014 Jul-Aug;20(4):345-8. doi: 10.5152/dir.2014.13382.

Abstract

Transcatheter coil embolization is used primarily to treat arterial hemorrhages, tumors, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. However, conventional microcatheter systems cannot always be employed in difficult cases. In this technical note, we describe how small-diameter primary coils and microcatheter tips that are thinner than normal can be used to increase the safety and reliability of coil embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiography*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Artery / diagnostic imaging