title: Stiff guide technique: technical report and illustrative case.
abstract: Endovascular techniques are gaining wider acceptance in the treatment of intracranial lesions. Tortuous vasculature is a common reason for failure to treat an intracranial lesion, especially when balloon catheters or stents are used. In these cases, the guiding catheter often buckles into the aorta during an attempt to place the balloon or stent. In our experience, a stiff wire can be used to support the guiding catheter, allowing the balloon catheter or stent to more readily navigate tortuous vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Eckard
authors.forename: Kyle A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Krehbiel
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Timothy G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Raveill
authors.forename: Valerie R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Eckard
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents