Dye-enhanced fluoroscopy-directed catheter embolectomy.
A method is presented that uses a double-lumen balloon catheter to perform embolectomy under contrast-enhanced fluoroscopy control. The technique has the advantage of localization of the thrombi before removal; it permits the individual arterial branches to be entered during embolectomy and allows confirmation of the patency of the arterial tree after completion of the embolectomy.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
D004396:Coloring Agents; D006493:Heparin