Embolization of Cerebral AVMs with Polylene Threads: Technical Procedure, Results and Complications
Embolization of Cerebral AVMs with Polylene Threads: Technical Procedure, Results and Complications
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聚苯乙烯线栓塞脑动静脉畸形:技术程序、结果和并发症
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1994
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P. Zampieri
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A. Benati;S. Perini;A. Pasqualin;M. Pecoraro;A. Maschio;L. Rosta;E. Piovan;P. Zampieri
In order to determine possible risk factors and to assess the value of polylene threads as particulate embolic agents for the treatment of brain AVMs, we reviewed our experience with this procedure. At present we utilize 1.5–2 mm long micro-emboli to occlude AVM nidus; they are inserted into a 22 gauge catheter needle (5 fragments for each needle) and then injected into the feeding vessel through a coaxial micro-catheter system. When AVM flow-rate is reduced, 2–3 cm long threads are injected through the same micro-catheter to complete the closure of the feeder. This double embolization, both of the nidus and of the afferent vessel is important in order to avoid bleeding inside the AVM, as a consequence of the stump pressure effect on the thin walled venules of the remaining portion of the nidus after embolization.