Successful management with glue injection of arterial rupture seen during embolization of an arteriovenous malformation using a flow-directed catheter: a case report

Korean J Radiol. 2000 Oct-Dec;1(4):208-11. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2000.1.4.208.

Abstract

We present a case in which an arterial rupture occurring during embolization of an arteriovenous malformation of the left occipital lobe with a flow-directed microcatheter, was successfully sealed with a small amount of glue. We navigated a 1.8-Fr Magic catheter through the posterior cerebral artery, and during superselective test injection, extravasation was observed at the parieto-occipital branch. The catheter was not removed and the perforation site was successfully sealed with a small amount of glue injected through the same catheter. Prompt recognition and closure of the perforation site is essential for good prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Arteries / injuries*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Enbucrilate*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Iodized Oil*
  • Male
  • Rupture

Substances

  • Iodized Oil
  • Enbucrilate