Micronester: a new pushable fibered microcoil for embolotherapy.
A prototype 0.018 pushable fibered microcoil with an extended length of 14 cm was developed and used successfully for the first time to treat a patient with bilateral varicocele. This new coil provides immediate cross-sectional occlusion when "nested" into a densely packed coil mass. Potential uses of this new microcoil are discussed.
Osuga
Keigo
K
Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
White
Robert I
RI
D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014646:Varicocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*