Advantages and Disadvantages of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV in Visceral Embolization: Report of 50 Placements
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Maciej Pech Konrad Mohnike Gero Wieners Ricarda Seidensticker Max Seidensticker Adam Zapasnik Jens Ricke Oliver Dudeck
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Purpose We describe our initial clinical experience in artificial embolization with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV (VP IV), a further development of the Vascular Plug family already in routine use. Methods Results from 50 embolization procedures conducted with the VP IV in 44 patients are summarized. Results All 50 embolizations were successful, although two required the technique to be modified because of problems with jamming of the screw thread and thus with disconnection of the plug. This was associated with large branching angles. Conclusions With experience, the VP IV can be used safely and effectively, and it expands the spectrum of possible embolizations in interventional radiology. Its greatest disadvantage is its relatively poor positional controllability.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol DOI 10.1007/s00270-011-0150-x Received: 7 August 2010 / Accepted: 10 December 2010
