Applications of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug to various vascular lesions

Applications of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug to various vascular lesions.

The Amplatzer® Vascular Plug (AVP) can be used to embolize medium-to-large high-flow vessels in various locations. Between 2009 and 2012, 41 AVPs (device size, 6-22 mm in diameter) were used to achieve occlusion in 31 patients (24 males, seven females) aged 9-92 years (mean age, 54.5 years). The locations and indications for embolotherapy were as follows: internal iliac artery embolization befo...

Applications of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4.

The purpose of this study was to present our initial experience with the Amplatzer® Vascular Plug (AVP) 4 in various arterial environments. This material was designed for the embolization of peripheral small vessels using a diagnostic catheter. Herein, the following three procedures using the AVP 4 were described: hemodialysis fistula occlusion as a treatment for the steal pheno...

Peripheral vascular applications of the Amplatzer vascular plug.

PURPOSE To present our experience using the Amplatzer vascular plug in various arterial and venous systems, and follow-up results. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between May 2005 and October 2006, 20 Amplatzer vascular plugs were used to achieve occlusion in 20 vessels in 12 patients (10 male, 2 female) aged between 24 and 80 years (mean age, 55 years). Localization and indications for embolotherapy w...

Benefits , clinical applications , and case presentations of the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4

Transcatheter closure of small ductus arteriosus with amplatzer vascular plug

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to share our experience of transcatheter closure of small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) by using an Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP). METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 20 patients who underwent transcatheter closure at Samsung Medical Center and Sejong General Hospital from January 2008 to August 2012. The size and shape of the PDAs were evaluated ...