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Intraarterial Administration of Abciximab for Thromboembolic Events Occurring during Aneurysm Coil Placement

Charbel Mounayera, Michel Piotina, Sebastian Baldia, Laurent Spellea and Jacques Moreta

a From the Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France



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FIG 1. Case 8.

A, Left ICA (best projection), showing a ruptured anterior communicating artery (AcoA) aneurysm before the embolization treatment.

B, Left ICA (best projection) after aneurysm coiling, showing an obstructive thrombus (arrowhead) at the origin of the AcoA.

C, Left ICA (best projection) 20 minutes after the local delivery of 4 mg of Reopro, showing the restoration of the arterial flow in the AcoA and the right A2 segment.



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FIG 2. Case 5.

A, Left ICA (best projection), showing a ruptured supraclinoid ICA at the origin of the posterior communicating artery.

B, Left ICA (best projection) after aneurysm, coiling showing a nonocclusive thrombus (arrow) into the ICA lumen (arrow).

C, Left ICA (best projection) 30 minutes after the local delivery of 4 mg of Reopro, showing that the thrombus has been desegregated.