title: Flow control technique to prevent distal embolization during mechanical thrombectomy.
abstract: In an era of increasing emphasis on minimally invasive surgery, distal embolization remains a concern in the absence of distal flow control. We present a case using an endovascular flow control technique that can be used for reducing distal embolic events during endovascular recanalization of aortoiliac occlusive disease. This technique has been used in four patients so far (two with native anatomy and two with aorto-bi-iliac grafts) with no evidence of angiographic or clinical embolic complications.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wooster
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kloda
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robison
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guimaraes
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todoran
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schönholz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*