Stent retriever use for retrieval of displaced microcoils: a consecutive case series

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Oct;34(10):1996-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3552. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Abstract

Coil displacement during endovascular coiling procedures may require coil retrieval in the context of flow limitation or thromboembolic risk. No standard recommended method of coil retrieval exists. We present a consecutive series of 14 patients with displaced coil during aneurysm coiling in whom the complication was effectively managed with the use of a stent retriever system. Two illustrative cases from the 14 are described, and technical notes are detailed regarding use of the technique. The use of stent retrievers presents a simple, safe, and effective choice for removal of prolapsed coils during aneurysm coiling.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Device Removal / instrumentation*
  • Device Removal / methods
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Treatment Outcome