Use of the Scepter Dual-Lumen Balloon Catheter for Transarterial Onyx Embolization of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

Abstract

Dual-lumen balloon microcatheters allow for controlled anterograde flow of Onyx while providing proximal flow arrest, thereby obviating the need for a second microcatheter or Onyx plug formation. We sought to assess the safety and efficiency of the Scepter dual-lumen balloon microcatheter in trans arterial Onyx embolization of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs).