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Retrieval of an embolization coil from the internal carotid artery using the Amplatz Microsnare Retrieval System

✍ Scribed by Saruhan Cekirge; Isil Saatci; Murat M. Firat; Ferhun Balkanci

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 728 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: 10.1007/bf00239425

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✦ Synopsis

An unusual case of unintentional release of an embolization coil into the proximal internal carotid artery is reported. The coil migrated and lodged distally in the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery during initial removal attempts using a regular nitinol loop snare. The coil was retrieved with the Amplatz Nitinol Microsnare system.

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