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Retrieval of an embolization coil from the internal carotid artery using the Amplatz Microsnare Retrieval System

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An unusual case of unintentional release of an embolization coil into the proximal internal carotid artery is reported. The coil migrated and lodged distally in the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery during initial removal attempts using a regular nitinol loop snare. The coil was retrieved with the Amplatz Nitinol Microsnare system.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Section, Hacettepe University Hospital, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Saruhan Cekirge M.D., Isil Saatci, Murat M. Firat & Ferhun Balkanci

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Cekirge, S., Saatci, I., Firat, M.M. et al. Retrieval of an embolization coil from the internal carotid artery using the Amplatz Microsnare Retrieval System. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 18, 262–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00239425

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