Embolization of small vessels with a double-lumen microballoon catheter. Part I: Design and construction. 1984

H T ApSimon, and D E Hartley

Existing coaxial balloon catheters cannot be passed through the smaller catheters used for superselective angiography; nor can they be used by themselves for selective catheterization, as the balloons are easily damaged. The authors describe the principles and construction of double-lumen catheters ranging from 0.45 to 0.85 mm in outer diameter, which may be passed through 4.1-6.0 F catheters to engage smaller vessels. Double-lumen catheters with an outer diameter of 0.45-0.56 mm permit injection of ethanol or a mixture of isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate, iophendylate, and tantalum powder. The 0.85-mm size is best suited for low-viscosity silicone rubber opacified with tantalum.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002404 Catheterization Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions. Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D013242 Sterilization The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.

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