Superselective gelfoam embolotherapy using a highly visible small caliber catheter.
A new, highly visible and flexible 3F catheter has become available for superselective catheterization and embolization. We describe the first reported series of cases in which this catheter was used for superselective Gelfoam embolization of bleeding visceral arteries.
Matsumoto
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AH
Department of Radiology, Vascular, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007.
Suhocki
P V
PV
Barth
K H
KH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001160:Arterioles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002138:Calibration; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010316:Particle Size; D011859:Radiography; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging