Balloon-assisted embolization of skull base meningioma with liquid embolic agent.
The authors report a novel technique of balloon-assisted embolization of a skull base meningioma supplied by a branch of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery using liquid embolic agent. A temporarily inflated balloon distal to the meningioma's feeding vessel may improve the access to this small branch and may reduce the chances of unintended reflux during delivery of the liquid embolic agent.
Department of Neuroradiology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris VI University, Paris, France.
Amr
A
Abdel Kerim
Fabrice
F
Bonneville
Betty
B
Jean
Philippe
P
Cornu
Lise
L
LeJean
Jacques
J
Chiras
D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome