Initial experience with the coaxial dual-lumen Ascent balloon catheter for wide-neck aneurysm coil embolization
Introduction: Techniques for coil-embolization of wide-neck cerebral aneurysms include the use of stents and temporary occlusion with compliant non-detachable balloons to safely allow dense packing of the aneurysm lumen with detachable coils. We describe the use of a new balloon device for assisti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00052/full |