An improved balloon catheter technique for the occlusion of carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas (CCF).
By means of a case report a shortcoming of balloon catheter techniques for intravascular occlusion of CCF is demonstrated: the procedure by which the balloon is detached from the filling catheter is unreliable and may further traumatise the vessel wall. We describe a new technique that allows careful, gentle, and effortless detachment of the balloon by means of a melting-off technic.
D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans