TY - JOUR T1 - Balloon-Assisted Coiling through a Single 6F Guiding Catheter JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 190 LP - 191 VL - 27 IS - 1 AU - G.D. Luzardo AU - I.B. Ross AU - G. Gal Y1 - 2006/01/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/1/190.abstract N2 - SUMMARY: The new version of the 6F Envoy guiding catheter, with its enlarged inner diameter of 0.070 inch, is capable of simultaneously accommodating both a 0.014-inch microcatheter and a balloon microcatheter for balloon-assisted coiling (BAC). We report our experience using this guiding catheter for access in BAC in 48 patients. The guiding catheter allowed for easy manipulations of 2 microcatheters, while providing sufficient quality of control angiograms during the procedure. In cases in which BAC is indicated, a larger guiding catheter (7F) or the commonly used bifemoral approach is no longer necessary, making the procedure technically simpler for the operator and less traumatic to the vessel wall. ER -