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Removal of a thrombus from the sigmoid and transverse sinuses with a rheolytic thrombectomy catheter
A M Scarrow1, R L Williams, C A Jungreis
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Magee Women's Hospital, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
A rheolytic thrombectomy catheter was used to remove thrombus without thrombolytics from the sigmoid and transverse sinuses of a 34-year-old woman. Using small, high-flow fluid jets and Venturi-effect suction, this catheter allowed mechanical removal of thrombus. This technique may obviate the need for thrombolytic agents and the risks associated with their use.
A rheolytic thrombectomy catheter was used to remove thrombus without thrombolytics from the sigmoid and transverse sinuses of a 34-year-old woman. Using small, high-flow fluid jets and Venturi-effect suction, this catheter allowed mechanical removal of thrombus. This technique may obviate the need for thrombolytic agents and the risks associated with their use.