Leash your guiding catheter: or how to obtain a stable catheter position for crossover iliac embolization procedures

Philipp J Schaefer; Nikolas Charalambous; Jens Trentmann; Fritz K W Schaefer; Justus Gross; Markus Siggelkow; Martin Heller; Thomas Jahnke

doi:10.1007/s00270-009-9753-x

Leash your guiding catheter: or how to obtain a stable catheter position for crossover iliac embolization procedures

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Jun;33(3):583-5. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9753-x. Epub 2009 Nov 24.

Authors

Philipp J Schaefer¹, Nikolas Charalambous, Jens Trentmann, Fritz K W Schaefer, Justus Gross, Markus Siggelkow, Martin Heller, Thomas Jahnke

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 9, 24105 Kiel, Germany. jp.schaefer@rad.uni-kiel.de

PMID: 19937025
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9753-x

Abstract

We present a safe and quick technique for crossover embolization procedures of the internal iliac artery with high-profile guiding catheter systems, after a pull-through maneuver with establishment of a crossover catheter-snare system. The attached snare is used to stabilize and direct the guiding catheter.

MeSH terms

Angiography
Aortic Aneurysm / therapy*
Catheterization, Peripheral / instrumentation
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Humans
Iliac Aneurysm / therapy*
Radiography, Interventional