Abstract
Patients undergoing neurointerventional procedures with excessively tortuous vascular anatomy often have limited treatment options. The ability to pass and maintain the stability of micro-guidewires, catheters, and interventional devices is often a product of guide catheter steadiness. A companion wire passed through the lumen of the guide catheter to increase the guide catheter’s stiffness can overcome the challenges associated with tortuous anatomy; this companion wire is referred to as a “buddy” wire. We demonstrate the technical success of this system by presenting a patient whose endovascular treatment would have otherwise been impossible without a “buddy” wire.
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White, J.B., Kallmes, D.F. Utility of the “buddy” wire in intracranial procedures. Neuroradiology 50, 185–187 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-007-0313-2
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