PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Luzardo, G.D.
AU  - Ross, I.B.
AU  - Gal, G.
TI  - Balloon-Assisted Coiling through a Single 6F Guiding Catheter
DP  - 2006 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 190--191
VI  - 27
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/1/190.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/1/190.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Jan 01; 27
AB  - 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.