RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Balloon-Assisted Coiling through a Single 6F Guiding Catheter
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 190
OP 191
VO 27
IS 1
A1 Luzardo, G.D.
A1 Ross, I.B.
A1 Gal, G.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/1/190.abstract
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.