J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 86(3): 325-329, 1985
Original article
A SUCCESSFUL TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION WITH OC-CLUDING SPRING EMBOLI FOR VERTEBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS FOLLOWING INSERTION OF SWAN-GANZ CATHETER
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*) Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan Yuko Kawano*), Saburo Takizawa*), Hisao Shibuya*), Manabu Asao*), Katuya Goto**), Fumitaka Koganemaru**), Toshio Okudera**) |
This is a case report of a successful treatment by transcatheter embolization using spring occluder for the fistulas.
Particular attention should be paid to the following :
1) Normal basilar and contralateral vertebral arteriograms are prerequisites to this procedure in order to avoid its potential neurological hazards.
2) For the complete elimination of the fistulas with retrograde filling, embolic material should be placed in the artery not only proximal but also distal to the fistulas opening.
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