Solitaire® stent for endovascular coil retrieval

• Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 884 - 886
• Main Authors: Hopf-Jensen, S, Hensler, H.-M, Preiß, M, Müller-Hülsbeck, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2013
• Subjects: Aged; Cerebral Angiography; Coil migration; Composite Resins; Endovascular Procedures - instrumentation; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Female; Giant aneurysm; Humans; Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery; Neurology; Retriever systems; Solitaire® stent; Stents; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Giant aneurysm; Retriever systems; Coil migration; Solitaire® stent
• ISSN: 0967-5868; 1532-2653
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.06.012

Abstract Coil migration during embolization is an emergency, requiring individual solutions. A 71-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured giant aneurysm of the ophthalmic segment of the right internal carotid artery (ICA). During the endovascular procedure, a coil migrated in the ICA. Coil dislocation could be treated by either retrieval or fixation. On intention to treat we retrieved the coil with the self-expanding Solitaire® AB stent (Ev3, Irvine, CA, USA). The Solitaire® stent is established to perform mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of acute stroke. This report demonstrates the Solitaire® stent’s potential for safe and effective retrieval of dislocated coils. Other retrieval systems will be discussed.