Background. Oxygen-derived free radicals are thought to injure the ischemic heart during coronary microvascular embolization. Methods and Results. To test this idea, microspheres (15 gm in diameter) were repetitively administered into the left anterior descending coronary artery to cause microvascular embolization in dogs. Myocardial contractile and metabolic dysfunctions were significantly att...

BACKGROUND Priapism, persistent erection without arousal, can be classified into low-flow (venous or ischemic) and high-flow (arterial or non-ischemic). The diagnosis of high-flow priapism can be confirmed by colour Doppler and arteriography and it is usually treated by the endovascular embolization. CASE REPORT We present a case of a 20-year-old man with a post-traumatic high-flow priapism a...

BACKGROUND The preferred treatment for intracranial hemangioblastomas is surgical resection with or without preoperative embolization, however, embolization remains controversial due to risks such as distal tip entrapment, vascular injury during navigation, and embolic agent migration. CASE DESCRIPTION A 54-year-old woman was admitted for surgical resection and preoperative embolization of a ...

Introduction Fat embolism is a rare form of nonthrombotic embolization. Limited literature exists regarding the diagnosis of fat embolism during the perinatal period. We present the first case of maternal death that resulted from nontraumatic fat embolization following Cesarean delivery. Case Description A 29-year-old gravida 1 with a complex medical and surgical history underwent a primary Ces...

During a 3 year period, 21 patients with spinal cord vascular malformations involving the anterior spinal artery were treated by embolization through this artery. Of four cases of extramedullary arteriovenous fistula, two patients embolized at an early stage showed excellent results, whereas results were mediocre in two patients who were paraplegic at embolization. Of 17 cases of intramedullary...

BACKGROUND The contribution of preoperative embolization in reducing intraoperative blood loss and its clinical importance are unclear. So, we aimed to compare the perioperative clinical outcomes based on whether preoperative embolization was performed and assess the role and safety of preoperative embolization in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) patients. METHODS We enrolled 52 pati...

Complication of chyle leakage is rare post mastectomy, ranging from 0.36 – 0.84%. This case report discuses a chylous mastectomy in 79-year-old female. The complication was suspected when the draining colour axillary drainage change serous fluid to milky colour, diagnosis then confirmed clinically and biochemically as chyle. patient initially managed conservatively, but this not successful refe...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dural AVF is a vascular anomaly that rarely occurs in children and is best treated by endovascular embolization. We report our experience using various endovascular embolization techniques in the treatment of dural AVF in a pediatric population. METHODS Seven children with angiographically proven dural AVF were treated with endovascular embolization using microcoils, N-...

INTRODUCTION Transarterial embolization is increasingly used in the management of renal angiomyolipoma. The level of evidence establishing the safety and efficacy of transarterial embolization has not increased in parallel. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the MOOSE (Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) criteria a systematic review of transarterial embolization of angiomyolipoma...

A 48-year-old man with a history of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm requiring transarterial embolization 3 months earlier presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and fever. Computed tomography showed evidence of embolization coil fragments within the gastrointestinal tract. Upper endoscopy showed a large gastric ulcer with numerous embolization coils extruding into the gastric l...