MICROSURGICAL REMOVAL OF A FREE SEGMENT OF MICROCATHETER IN THE ANTERIOR CIRCULATION AS A COMPLICATION OF EMBOLIZATION

Authors
INCI S OZCAN OE BENLI K SAATCI I
Citation
S. Inci et al., MICROSURGICAL REMOVAL OF A FREE SEGMENT OF MICROCATHETER IN THE ANTERIOR CIRCULATION AS A COMPLICATION OF EMBOLIZATION, Surgical neurology, 46(6), 1996, pp. 562-566
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
Surgical neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903019
Volume
46
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
562 - 566
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3019(1996)46:6<562:MROAFS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Endovascular therapy for cerebral arteriovenous malformations, althoug h generally accepted to be a safe procedure, is not without risks. We present a patient with a 20 cm free segment of a catheter in the anter ior circulation as a complication of embolization. This is a very rare complication. To our knowledge, only six cases have been reported in the literature. We believe this to be the first reported case of this complication treated surgically via craniotomy and arteriotomy. (C) 19 96 by Elsevier Science Inc.