Peripheral use of detachable coils: Expanding the boundaries of embolization
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Orgera Gianluigi, Tipaldi Marcello A., Zaman Iftikhar, Ali Tariq, Rebonato Alberto, Hatzidakis Adam, Rossi Michele, Krokidis Miltiadis E.
ISSN: 0026-4725
Abstract
Percutaneous embolization was introduced in the mid-'70s and is now an established therapeutic procedure in current medical practice. With the use of improved imaging techniques, smaller profile catheters and new tools, embolization boundaries are significantly expanded in the last decades. Detachable coils were initially introduced in neuroradiology and are now part of the everyday peripheral embolization armamentarium. Purpose of this review article is to present an overview of the expanded possibilities that this novel material is offering in the field of peripheral embolization procedures.