PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K. Nii AU - K. Kazekawa AU - M. Onizuka AU - H. Aikawa AU - M. Tsutsumi AU - M. Tomokiyo AU - M. Iko AU - T. Kodama AU - S. Matsubara AU - Y. Go AU - A. Tanaka TI - Direct Carotid Puncture for the Endovascular Treatment of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms DP - 2006 Aug 01 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology PG - 1502--1504 VI - 27 IP - 7 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/7/1502.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/7/1502.full SO - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Aug 01; 27 AB - SUMMARY: We report the usefulness of Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) embolization by direct carotid puncture for anterior circulation aneurysms. For all 27 patients, GDC embolization by direct carotid puncture was safely performed by using a 5F sheath introducer 5 cm long and a Tracker-38 catheter. Neurologic deficits and hemorrhage were not found in any patient during the follow-up period. If the transfemoral approach cannot be applied, GDC embolization should be considered as an alternative method.