TY - JOUR T1 - Two different calibrated-leak balloons: experimental work and application in humans. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 407 LP - 414 VL - 3 IS - 4 AU - G M Debrun AU - F V Vinuela AU - A J Fox AU - S Kan Y1 - 1982/07/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/3/4/407.abstract N2 - Two different types of latex calibrated-leak balloon catheters have been developed. One consists of a Teflon catheter with a detachable latex balloon and is used to embolize branches of the external carotid artery. The other consists of a Silastic catheter with a nondetachable latex balloon and is used to embolize brain arteriovenous malformations. An experimental model and animal experiments have determined the best conditions for safe and reproducible embolization with isobutyl-2 cyanoacrylate (IBC-2). Selective catheterization of branches of external carotid, middle cerebral, anterior cerebral, and posterior cerebral arteries in humans is facilitated, and embolization with IBC-2 has been achieved with these balloon catheters. ER -