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American Journal of Neuroradiology 20:177-178 (1 1999)
© 1999 American Society of Neuroradiology

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Surgically Confirmed Incorporation of a Chronically Retained Neurointerventional Microcatheter in the Carotid Artery

Gregg H. Zoarskia, Michael P. Lilly,a, Jason S. Sperlinga and John M. Mathisa

a From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (G.H.Z.) and Surgery (M.P.L., J.S.S.), University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine, and the Division of Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (J.M.M.).

Summary: A woman reported painful thrombosis of the superficial femoral artery 16 months after a transfemoral microcatheter was glued into a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and transected at the groin. When the catheter was removed, a portion was found to be incorporated into the wall of the carotid artery. This case demonstrates that portions of a retained microcatheter may be incorporated into the arterial wall while other portions may remain mobile and cause late peripheral arterial symptoms.






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