Initial experience with the coaxial dual-lumen Ascent balloon catheter for wide-neck aneurysm coil embolization

Introduction: Techniques for coil-embolization of wide-neck cerebral aneurysms include the use of stents and temporary occlusion with compliant non-detachable balloons to safely allow dense packing of the aneurysm lumen with detachable coils. We describe the use of a new balloon device for assisti...

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Main Authors: Marc A. Lazzaro, Ziad eDarkhabani, Osama O Zaidat, Brian-Fred M. Fitzsimmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00052/full

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