Micronester: a new pushable fibered microcoil for embolotherapy

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2003 Nov-Dec;26(6):554-6. doi: 10.1007/s00270-003-2654-5.

Abstract

A prototype 0.018 pushable fibered microcoil with an extended length of 14 cm was developed and used successfully for the first time to treat a patient with bilateral varicocele. This new coil provides immediate cross-sectional occlusion when "nested" into a densely packed coil mass. Potential uses of this new microcoil are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheters, Indwelling*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography
  • Varicocele / diagnostic imaging
  • Varicocele / therapy*