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ArticleSurgical neurology international2016

Novel double catheter technique with detachable microcatheter for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations: A technical note.

David Altschul, Arundhati Biswas, Jonathan Nakhla, Murray Echt, David Gordon

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David AltschulDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Arundhati BiswasDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Jonathan NakhlaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Murray EchtDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
David GordonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOnyx has improved the safety and efficacy of endovascular treatment in the management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). However, during injection inadvertent reflux around the delivery microcatheter into important normal arterial branches remains a major challenge.

methodsWe describe a new double arterial catheterization technique using a detachable tip microcatheter in conjunction with a second microcatheter to form a proximal antireflux Onyx plug. This novel technique allows for increased amounts of Onyx to be steadily injected while avoiding dangerous backflow in the treatment of AVMs.

resultsThe patient tolerated the procedure well without changes in hemodynamics. Using the novel double catheter technique, a significant portion of the AVM was embolized and the patient had no complications postoperatively.

conclusionsThe novel double catheter technique with a detachable microcatheter is a safe and effective technique to increase the amount of Onyx embolization material into the AVM nidus.

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Cerebral arteriovenous malformationsembolizationEndovascular treatmentOnyx

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PMID28144487
PMCPMC5234298
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