title: Amplatzer vascular plug for rapid vessel occlusion in interventional neuroradiology.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to report different uses of endovascular Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP) treatment for rapid vessel occlusion in the field of interventional neuroradiology. We retrospectively reviewed our interventional neuroradiology database from November 2010 to July 2015 and found nine patients who were treated with endovascular AVP. AVP was used for rapid vessel occlusion of common carotid artery (1 patient), internal carotid artery (5 patients), vertebral artery (2 patients), and internal jugular vein (1 patient). A median of three AVPs were used with almost immediate occlusion and no thromboembolic complications. Use of AVP is feasible, safe, rapid, and potentially cost-effective method for rapid occlusion of larger size vessels in the head and neck region for different indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: Jillian C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Banfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada shivajai1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jai Jai Shiva
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shankar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009485:Neuroradiography / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cerebrovascular occlusion; medical device; vascular diseases