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Ethylene vinylacetate copolymer particles dissolved in polyvinyl alcohol (2,000-mer) solution as an embolic material
1Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Neuroradiology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
We have prepared a new material for embolisation: ethylene vinylacetate copolymer dissolved in polyvinyl alcohol. When in contact with blood, polyvinyl alcohol rapidly becomes a soft gel, which is accompanied by wedging of the ethylene vinylacetate copolymer. We analysed the histopathology of intra-arterial microemboli in rats, after intracarotid injection of this material. We confirmed that it was applicable to embolisation for neurosurgical treatment.