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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020; 81(03): 261-263
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698387
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698387
Technical Note
Treatment of Recurrent Intracranial Aneurysms: Gore-Tex Interposition Method for Prevention of Galvanic Corrosion at the Clips
Further Information
Publication History
16 January 2019
26 March 2019
Publication Date:
27 February 2020 (online)
Abstract
We describe a new method for preventing galvanic corrosion induced by contact between old and new clips of different materials during clipping for recurrent intracranial aneurysms. After applying a new clip to the aneurysm neck close to the old clip, a Gore-Tex (GORE PRECLUDE; W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, Delaware, United States) sheet is interposed to prevent contact between the old and new clip. The procedure was used successfully in three cases. The present technique is beneficial for the treatment of recurrent intracranial aneurysms to prevent galvanic corrosion when encountering difficulty in removing a previously placed clip.
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