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Coils, plugs, and vascular occluders are permanent mechanical embolic agents. This chapter considers the following:
• Mechanism of action
• Physical properties
• Deployment
• Associated complications and strategies for minimizing these
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Tuite, D., O’Regan, K. (2010). Coils, Occluders, and Plugs. In: Kessel, D., Ray, C. (eds) Transcatheter Embolization and Therapy. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-897-7_2
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