OBJECTIVE: The Outreach distal access catheter (DAC; Concentric Medical, Mountain View, California, USA) has been designed to assist the Merci device (Concentric Medical) with clot retrieval in the setting of @entity64 . Its application for coil embolization of @entity438 was investigated. METHODS: Between December 2008 and January 2010, 150 @entity439 were treated with endovascular methods. In 18 cases of small @entity439 and/or increased parent vessel tortuosity, the DAC was used for additional support. Merits and complications related to the use of this catheter are reviewed. RESULTS: The mean @entity439 size was 7.1 mm (range 3.5-25). In each case, the DAC was used as an intracranial platform catheter in close proximity to the target @entity439 . This catheter (outer diameter 3.9 or 4.3 French) increased the stability and reduced the redundancy of the microcatheter. As a result, handling and control of the microcatheter were improved. In three cases, the coiling procedure could not be completed because of difficulties not related to the DAC. @entity439 in the remaining @entity1 were treated successfully with complete (n=12) or near complete (n=3) angiographic occlusion. CONCLUSION: For smaller or distal @entity438 with difficult access, use of the DAC as an additional platform in close proximity to the target @entity439 subjectively enhanced microcatheter control and safety.

Use of the outreach distal access catheter as an intracranial platform facilitates coil embolization of select XXXX : technical note.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['acute stroke'] @entity439 :: ('MESH:D000783', 'Disease') :: ['aneurysms', 'aneurysm', 'Aneurysms'] @entity438 :: ('MESH:D002532', 'Disease') :: ['intracranial aneurysms']
@entity438 :: (MESH:D002532,Disease) :: ['intracranial aneurysms']
