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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;18(3):284-7.
doi: 10.1177/159101991201800306. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

Initial experience of intracranial aneurysm embolization using the balloon remodeling technique with Scepter C, a new double-lumen balloon

B Gory  1 , I Kessler, G Seizem Nakiri, R Riva, M Al-Khawaldeh, C Mounayer
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Case Reports

Initial experience of intracranial aneurysm embolization using the balloon remodeling technique with Scepter C, a new double-lumen balloon

B Gory et al. Interv Neuroradiol. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

The balloon remodeling technique (BRT) was designed for endovascular treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms. To date, the balloon catheters available have had a single lumen and suitable guidewires ranging from 0.010 to 0.012 inches. We describe the first case of aneurysm embolization using the BRT with the new double-lumen balloon catheter, Scepter C(®), navigable on a 0.014-inch wire, and discuss the benefit of such a device.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A) The left ICA angiogram, oblique view, shows the AcomA aneurysm with a wide neck involving both A2 segments. B) Three-dimensional image of the AcomA aneurysm, showing the left A1 segment and the left and right pericallosal arteries. The right pericallosal artery is clearly emerging from the neck of the aneurysm.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The left unsubtracted ICA angiogram, oblique view, shows the inflated Scepter C balloon in the left pericallosal artery. The balloon bulges into the origin of the right A2 segment. The Traxcess 14 guidewire is positioned distally into the left A2 segment.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The left ICA final angiogram, oblique view, shows total aneurysm occlusion, with patency of both A2 arteries.
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