Dr Sadato and colleagues have shown the utility of electrothrombosis in the treatment of a
complex dural fistula (1). They are to be congratulated on their fine work. The treatment of …

The authors detail their use of a modified version of an electrolysis coil currently
manufactured in the United States. They connect a platinum wire to a stainless steel wire via …

We report our experience in using Guglielmi electrolytically detachable coils (GDC) alone or
in combination with other materials in the treatment of intracranial or cervical high-flow …

Our clinical experience with interlocking detachable coils for the embolization of high-flow
dural arteriovenous fistulas is reported. Interlocking detachable coils are useful for …

Seven dural arteriovenous fistulas were successfully embolized with mechanical detachable
coils. Two lesions were located in the transverse-sigmoid sinus, four in the cavernous sinus …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE High-flow arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are commonly
treated by using an endovascular approach with a variety of materials. The use of a …

A 27-year-old man with a traumatic direct dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) was treated
using embolisation microcoils. He had suffered blunt trauma to the head while drunk and …

We present one case of carotid-cavernous fistula caused by percutaneous treatment of
trigeminal neuralgia and one case of vertebrovertebral fistula caused by percutaneous …

We treated six patients with post-traumatic cavernous carotid fistulae by electrothrombosis
using Guglielmi's new electrolytically detachable coils. The transarterial endovascular route …

The human studies analyze the histologic findings in three patients with cerebral aneurysms.
Shimizu et al (page 546) report the histologic changes in a GDC-treated aneurysm in a 49 …