TY - JOUR
T1 - Brief note
T2 - Single barbed stainless steel coils for venous occlusion a simple but useful modification
AU - Castaneda-Zuniga, Wilfrido R.
AU - Murthy Tadavarthy, S.
AU - Gonzalez, Ricardo
AU - Rysavy, Joseph
AU - Amplatz, Kurt
PY - 1982/1/1
Y1 - 1982/1/1
N2 - Embolization of coils into the lungs has been reported following their use for the obliteration of large arteriovenous fistulas. So far, except for a recent report, they have not been used on the venous side of the circulation. Experimental studies at our institution demonstrated that the placement of coils on the venous side can result in embolization to the lungs, even when oversized coils are introduced. A simple, easy to perform modification of the standard stainless steel coils (Gianturco-Wallace-Chuang spring embolus and coilons) makes these devices safe emboiic agents for use on the venous side of the circulation, as for example in the obliteration of spermatic veins.
AB - Embolization of coils into the lungs has been reported following their use for the obliteration of large arteriovenous fistulas. So far, except for a recent report, they have not been used on the venous side of the circulation. Experimental studies at our institution demonstrated that the placement of coils on the venous side can result in embolization to the lungs, even when oversized coils are introduced. A simple, easy to perform modification of the standard stainless steel coils (Gianturco-Wallace-Chuang spring embolus and coilons) makes these devices safe emboiic agents for use on the venous side of the circulation, as for example in the obliteration of spermatic veins.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7076452
AN - SCOPUS:0020026775
VL - 17
SP - 186
EP - 187
JO - Investigative Radiology
JF - Investigative Radiology
SN - 0020-9996
IS - 2
ER -