Hirai T, Korogi Y, Sakamoto Y, Hamatake S, Murakami R, Ikushima I, Takahashi M
Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1996 Jan-Feb;19(1):50-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02560149.
Two cases of carotid artery rupture due to postoperative infection were treated successfully with an emergency endovascular technique. A detachable balloon was attached to a 2 Fr microcatheter and was introduced through a 9 Fr guiding catheter. The balloons were detached at the rupture site and just proximal to the lesion. This technique has several advantages over surgical procedures.