title: Post-procedure migration of Guglielmi detachable coils and Mechanical detachable spirals.
abstract: We describe a previously unreported complication of the use of Guglielmi detachable coils and Mechanical detachable spirals in endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. We document four cases in which migration of part of a coil into the parent artery occurred after completion of the procedure. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Phatouros
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: McConachie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jaspan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged