Control of renal hemorrhage by selective arterial embolization. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 1975 Oct;125(2):300-6
Date
10/01/1975Pubmed ID
1200227DOI
10.2214/ajr.125.2.300Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0016764903 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 72 CitationsAbstract
An attempt was made to control renal hemorrhage by selective embolization of the renal artery in 7 patients. In 2 patients the bleeding site was single, but in 2 others, several sites of arterial extravasation were present. Two patients had arteriovenous fistulas, and 1 had an unsalvageable, macerated kidney. Six of the 7 patients (86 per cent) were treated successfully. Nephrectomy was avoided in 5. No patient developed hypertension during the follow-up of 4 months to 2 years. Our results in these patients indicate that selective arterial embolization should have an important place in the management of patients with renal trauma.
Author List
Chuang VP, Reuter SR, Walter J, Foley WD, Bookstein JJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Arteriovenous Fistula
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hypertension, Renal
Kidney Diseases
Male
Radiography
Renal Artery
