Editorial
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2010; 16(40): 5011-5015
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5011
Figure 6
Figure 6 Splenic artery embolization using Amplatzer Vascular Plug. The Amplatzer Vascular Plug (AVP) is a self-expandable occlusion device made from nitinol mesh wires. The AVP comes preloaded and attached to a stainless steel delivery cable. The AVP ranges from 4 to 16 mm in diameter, and 7-8 mm in length. The AVP is FDA-approved and is currently the embolic device that we prefer for splenic artery embolization.