Reekers J A
Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1998 Sep-Oct;21(5):431-3. doi: 10.1007/s002709900294.
Peripheral embolization is a known complication occurring during aortoiliac recanalization. In particular, acute, fresh thrombotic occlusions, with a history shorter than 6 months, have a high risk for peripheral embolization. We describe a balloon occlusion sheath used to manage embolic material while preventing peripheral embolization.