TY - JOUR T1 - Surgically Confirmed Incorporation of a Chronically Retained Neurointerventional Microcatheter in the Carotid Artery JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 177 LP - 178 VL - 20 IS - 1 AU - Gregg H. Zoarski AU - Michael P. Lilly AU - Jason S. Sperling AU - John M. Mathis Y1 - 1999/01/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/177.abstract N2 - 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. ER -