Transcatheter embolization in a haemophiliac with post-traumatic renal haemorrhage. Report of a case.
Percutaneous transcatheter arterial embolization was performed in a case of severe haemophilia A to control haemorrhage secondary to renal trauma. The treatment proved to be life-saving. Eighteen months follow-up revealed no evidence of hypertension, renal failure or infection.
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging