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Comment
. 2021 Oct;13(10):e22.
doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018052. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

How much safety is actually 'safe'? Commentary on 'Safety of the Apollo Onyx delivery microcatheter for embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations: results from a prospective post-market study' by Meyers et al

Alexander Sirakov  1 , Krasimir Minkin  2 , Stanimir Sirakov  3
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How much safety is actually 'safe'? Commentary on 'Safety of the Apollo Onyx delivery microcatheter for embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations: results from a prospective post-market study' by Meyers et al

Alexander Sirakov et al. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: arteriovenous malformation; catheter.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Computed tomography (CT) angiography with 3D volume rendering reconstructions of the lower limbs revealing a lengthy foreing body within the femoral/popliteal artery of the right leg.
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