Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A technique is presented for catheterization of an obstructed bronchus when use of a conventional vascular catheter has failed. In some cases, strictures become too stenotic or blunt for passage of a guidewire, making further intervention impossible. We attempted to negotiate a stricture opening using a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) dilator with a guidewire inside it. CONCLUSION: The catheterization technique with a TIPS dilator was successful in nine cases in which use of conventional catheters and guidewires had failed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | W299-301 |
| Journal | AJR. American journal of roentgenology |
| Volume | 187 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Shin, J. H., Song, H. Y., Yoon, C. J., Kim, J. H., Lim, J. O., Kim, Y. J., & Ko, H. K. (2006). Bronchial catheterization with a TIPS dilator after failure of conventional technique. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 187(3), W299-301. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.05.2217