Use of the LEONIS Mova Steerable Catheter in the Treatment of Cavernous Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with Occluded Inferior Petrosal Sinus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

LEONIS Mova high-flow type (SB-KAWASUMI LABORATORIES, Kanagawa, Japan) is a steerable microcatheter that enables angle adjustment of the catheter tip using a hand-operated dial, and available as a coaxial microcatheter system with a 1.6-F microcatheter. It was used to navigate an occluded inferior petrosal sinus (IPS) in a patient with cavernous sinus (CS) dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF).

Case presentation

A man in his 50s presenting with right eye congestion was diagnosed with dural AVF of the CS with bilateral occluded IPSs. The shunted pouch was located in the medial-lateral part of the right CS, with drainage into the superior ophthalmic vein. Transvenous embolization (TVE) from the femoral vein via the occluded IPS was performed. A 6-F guiding catheter was n

SUBMITTER: Harada N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907272 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature