title: The "embowire" technique: concept and description of a novel embolization technique for narrow vessels.
abstract: We describe a new, useful embolization technique applied to occlude narrow vessel branches (≤ 1.5 mm (0.06") in diameter) by deployment of one hydrocoil, through a microcatheter, in a way similar to the way in which one might navigate through the vascular lumen with a guidewire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland, ruben.lopez@insel.ch.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez-Benitez
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rusch
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heverhagen
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.forename: Hoppe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanno
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geiser
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kettenbach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000628:therapy*