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Occlusion of the Great and Small Saphenous Vein Using Copolymeric Glue Based on N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate and Methacryloxy Sulfolane
Published on: December 9, 2022
Charles W Kerber1, Ramin Sean Pakbaz
1Department of Radiology, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, California 92103-8756, USA. cwkerber@gmail.com
Purpose:
To develop and optimize a system for treating cerebral berry aneurysm using a new polymer based liquid embolic agent.
Materials And Methods:
Using a variety of human corrosion casting aneurysm replicas placed in a circuit of pulsatile flowing blood, techniques were developed to optimize aneurysm filling and recreate good blood flow dynamics. As part of this effort, both experienced physicians and lay personnel were asked to treat these replicas to discover common failure modes. Additional surgically created aneurysms in dog carotid arteries were treated by experienced physicians.
Results:
Physicians experienced in the use of microcatheters and endovascular techniques learned to use the device effectively after, on average, five aneurysm treatments. In the dog aneurysms, all were treated to complete filling.
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