title: Removal of a thrombus from the sigmoid and transverse sinuses with a rheolytic thrombectomy catheter.
abstract: A rheolytic thrombectomy catheter was used to remove thrombus without thrombolytics from the sigmoid and transverse sinuses of a 34-year-old woman. Using small, high-flow fluid jets and Venturi-effect suction, this catheter allowed mechanical removal of thrombus. This technique may obviate the need for thrombolytic agents and the risks associated with their use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Magee Women's Hospital, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scarrow
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jungreis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yonas
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Scarrow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*