PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zoarski, Gregg H.
AU  - Lilly, Michael P.
AU  - Sperling, Jason S.
AU  - Mathis, John M.
TI  - Surgically Confirmed Incorporation of a Chronically Retained Neurointerventional Microcatheter in the Carotid Artery
DP  - 1999 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 177--178
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/177.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/177.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jan 01; 20
AB  - Summary: A woman reported painful thrombosis of the superficial femoral artery 16 months after a transfemoral microcatheter was glued into a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and transected at the groin. When the catheter was removed, a portion was found to be incorporated into the wall of the carotid artery. This case demonstrates that portions of a retained microcatheter may be incorporated into the arterial wall while other portions may remain mobile and cause late peripheral arterial symptoms.