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Acute Renal Failure-Reply

Acute Renal Failure-Reply Abstract In Reply.— We agree with Dr. Colley's view that excessive amounts of contrast medium are implicated in the toxicity we report, and we concur that in selected cases, in the hands of an experienced operator, that direct carotid or brachial artery studies may be preferable to prolonged femoral catheterizations.However, he may be oversimplifying the clinical situation. The precise dosage at which one should abandon the femoral approach and attempt a more direct route is not as clear as suggested by Dr Colley. Many neuroradiologists in present practice recommend the femoral route initially, especially in elderly patients with suggested vascular disease1 to avoid the complications of direct carotid puncture.2.3 To study angiographically both common carotid arteries, a vertebral artery, and the aortic arch in two projections requires at least 160 ml of contrast material for the filming sequences alone, an amount exceeding that used in one of our reported cases. References 1. Newton TH, Kerber CW: Techniques of catheter cerebral angiography , in Newton TH, Potts DG, (eds): Radiology of the Skull and Brain . St Louis, CV Mosby Co, 1974. 2. Allen JH, Parera C, Potts DG: The relation of arterial trauma to complications of cerebral angiography . Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 95:845-851, 1965.Crossref 3. Vitek JJ: Microaneurysms of the carotid artery after "non-traumatic" percutaneous puncture . Radiology 106:101-104, 1973.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Neurology American Medical Association

Acute Renal Failure-Reply

Adornato, B.T.; Winestock, D.
Archives of Neurology , Volume 34 (2) – Feb 1, 1977
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Acute Renal Failure-Reply

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Abstract In Reply.— We agree with Dr. Colley's view that excessive amounts of contrast medium are implicated in the toxicity we report, and we concur that in selected cases, in the hands of an experienced operator, that direct carotid or brachial artery studies may be preferable to prolonged femoral catheterizations.However, he may be oversimplifying the clinical situation. The precise dosage at which one should abandon the femoral approach and attempt a more direct route is not as...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1977 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9942
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1538-3687
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10.1001/archneur.1977.00500140087025
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Abstract

Abstract In Reply.— We agree with Dr. Colley's view that excessive amounts of contrast medium are implicated in the toxicity we report, and we concur that in selected cases, in the hands of an experienced operator, that direct carotid or brachial artery studies may be preferable to prolonged femoral catheterizations.However, he may be oversimplifying the clinical situation. The precise dosage at which one should abandon the femoral approach and attempt a more direct route is not as clear as suggested by Dr Colley. Many neuroradiologists in present practice recommend the femoral route initially, especially in elderly patients with suggested vascular disease1 to avoid the complications of direct carotid puncture.2.3 To study angiographically both common carotid arteries, a vertebral artery, and the aortic arch in two projections requires at least 160 ml of contrast material for the filming sequences alone, an amount exceeding that used in one of our reported cases. References 1. Newton TH, Kerber CW: Techniques of catheter cerebral angiography , in Newton TH, Potts DG, (eds): Radiology of the Skull and Brain . St Louis, CV Mosby Co, 1974. 2. Allen JH, Parera C, Potts DG: The relation of arterial trauma to complications of cerebral angiography . Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 95:845-851, 1965.Crossref 3. Vitek JJ: Microaneurysms of the carotid artery after "non-traumatic" percutaneous puncture . Radiology 106:101-104, 1973.Crossref

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Archives of Neurology – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1977

References

  • Radiology of the Skull and Brain
    Newton TH, Kerber CW
  • The relation of arterial trauma to complications of cerebral angiography
    Allen JH, Parera C, Potts DG
  • Microaneurysms of the carotid artery after "non-traumatic" percutaneous puncture
    Vitek JJ