title: Case report: percutaneous retrieval of a misplaced embolization coil.
abstract: We report a case of percutaneous retrieval of a misplaced embolization coil which threatened the segmental arterial supply of a single kidney. The renal artery was steeply angulated due to a spinal scoliosis but retrieval was rapidly performed using an Amplatz gooseneck snare. This device is particularly useful when the arterial anatomy is tortuous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000295:instrumentation; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging