Treatment of endovascular coil and stent migration using the merci retriever: report of three cases.

Authors

David K Kung, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa CityFollow
Taylor J Abel, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Karthik H Madhavan, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Richard T Dalyai, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Brian J Dlouhy, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Wei Liu, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Pascal Jabbour, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
David M Hasan, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa CityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Case reports in medicine

2012;2012:242101.

The published version is available at . DOI: 10.1155/2012/242101. Copyright © Hindawi

Abstract

Background. Coil and stent migration is a potentially catastrophic complication in endovascular neurosurgery, which may lead to cerebral thromboembolism. Techniques for removing migrated coil and stent are not well established. Methods and Results. We present three cases in which coil or stent migration occurred during endovascular embolization of a cerebral aneurysm. The Merci Retrievers were used successfully in all cases to remove the displaced foreign bodies. Technical details are described. Conclusion. The Merci Retriever device can be utilized successfully for removal of migrated coils and stents in endovascular neurosurgery.

Recommended Citation

Kung, David K; Abel, Taylor J; Madhavan, Karthik H; Dalyai, Richard T; Dlouhy, Brian J; Liu, Wei; Jabbour, Pascal; and Hasan, David M, "Treatment of endovascular coil and stent migration using the merci retriever: report of three cases." (2012). Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers. Paper 26.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/neurosurgeryfp/26

PubMed ID

22666264