title: Carotid-compression technique for the insertion of guiding catheters.
abstract: Inserting a guiding catheter into a tortuous artery for neurointerventional procedures can be difficult. In our technique, the carotid artery is manually compressed to stabilize and/or straighten the inserted wire before advancing the guiding catheter. Although this technique is not risk-free and care must be taken to avoid vascular injury by excessive compression, it is useful for the insertion of a guiding catheter into the carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Neuroscience, Gifu University Asahi, Japan. s-yoshi@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D011859:Radiography