Transcatheter gelfoam embolization in intractable prostatic bleeding.
The authors describe a case in which protracted bleeding after a transurethral prostatic resection could not be controlled with repeated fulguration and resection. Hemostasis was obtained with transcatheter arterial Gelfoam embolization of both hypogastric arteries.
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*