Compact coil packing using a steerable microcatheter for a giant wide-necked pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. (15th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Umakoshi, Noriyuki; Arai, Yasuaki; Sone, Miyuki; Sugawara, Shunsuke
• Is Part Of: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. Volume 28:Number 5(2019)
• Page Start: 826
• Page End: 827
• Publication Date: 2018-12-15
• Subjects: Compact coil packing -- Percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization -- Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm -- Steerable microcatheter; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.1
• DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivy332
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1569-9293

Abstract

Abstract: A 74-year-old man developed a giant wide-necked pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. To prevent life-threatening haemoptysis, we performed percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization for the pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. To effectively isolate the pseudoaneurysm with the minimal number of coils, we used a steering microcatheter. With intentional folding using the bendable tip of the steerable microcatheter, we achieved compact coil packing for the target vessels, thus avoiding coil deviations and non-target embolization.