Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting with Embolic Protection
Technique If unilateral RA to be treated, puncture ipsilateral CFA so the secondary curve of the guide catheter can abut the contralateral aortic wall for stability Initial 5F sheath and 5F pigtail catheter for single aortic flush study – localise renal arteries relative to bony landmarks Exchange sheath for 35cm 8F sheath (if using embolic protection) to maximise guide catheter torque control
Technique 8F guide catheter – usually RDC shape Heparin (ACT > 250s), GTN boluses Attempt primary passage of embolic filter (eg Angioguard 6-7mm) If successful, deploy filter in distal MRA If unsuccessful, use “buddy wire” technique
Technique Pre-dilate critical stenoses (eg 4mm monorail balloon) Introduce BE stent (eg 6-7mm X 12mm) Consider oblique view to optimally profile renal artery ostium Deploy stent using semi-compliant balloon, monitoring patient discomfort With deflated balloon catheter in place, introduce guide catheter so it sits in the stented segment
Technique Remove balloon catheter leaving guide catheter in place Completion angiogram with embolic filter in place Recapture embolic filter Completion angiogram with embolic filter removed
Technique Preliminary aortic flush study to localise RAs
Technique Primary passage of distal embolic filter
Technique Stent deployed with semi-compliant balloon
Technique Completion angiogram with filter in place
Technique Completion angiogram with filter removed
Embolisation of IMA Type 2 Endoleak
Technique Careful evaluation of CTA to identify origin and orientation of marginal artery off SMA Retrograde CFA approach Aortic flush angiography to exclude other causes of endoleak (proximal and distal type 1, type 3)
Technique Selective SMA injections with catheter in proximal SMA (eg 5F C2 NS, Simmons 2) Important not to have the catheter too distal in SMA as may miss marginal artery origin Try and select marginal artery origin with 5F catheter (may need coaxial approach – eg 7F Ansel 2, selective 5F catheter)
Technique Use co-axial mico-catheter and wire (eg Terumo Progreat) Manipulate micro-catheter down ascending left colic and into IMA trunk Embolise IMA trunk (usually microcoils eg Cook 0.018” Tornados) leaving ascending colic and superior rectal arteries in continuity
IMA embolisation
IMA embolization
IMA embolization Pre-embolisation Post-embolisation
Post IMA embolisation CT