Selective catheterization of the inferior petrosal sinuses: new catheter design.
Catheters for selective catheterization of the right and left inferior petrosal sinuses have been developed to replace the complex tip-deflector catheter-guide-wire system currently used. The new catheters are easily formed from commonly available straight catheters with the use of steam. They have been successfully tested in 22 patients; the only complications were minor groin hematomas.
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Diagnostic Radiology Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003392:Cranial Sinuses; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans