Keywords:
Interventional vascular, Emergency, Catheter arteriography, Fluoroscopy, Embolisation, Haemorrhage
Authors:
F. Giurazza, F. Corvino, G. Cangiano, E. Cavaglià, F. Amodio, R. Niola; Naples/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-0158
Aims and objectives
Endovascular embolizations are procedures representing part of the daily practice in all Interventional Radiology Departments.
Multiple embolizing agents are available; they can be grouped in three categories: particles,
liquids and metallic devices.
The choice depends usually on three elements: vascular pathology,
arterial anatomy,
and operator preference.
Vascular plugs are definitive metallic devices applied for occluding arterial vessels; recently,
a new detachable microvascular plug (MVP,
Reverse Medical,
Irivine,
CA,
USA) has been developed.
This series describes an initial single-center experience on ten patients examining intraprocedural safety and technical success of MVP for embolization of both extracranial and intracranial arterial districts.