Angiographic infarction of a large hypernephroma with a tissue adhesive for control of hematuria.
A case of a large inoperable hypernephroma in a 69-year-old man is presented. Recurrent life-threatening hematuria was controlled successfully by transcatheter embolization and infarction of the tumor using a tissue adhesive called isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate. The patient remained without hematuria for 18 months until death from extensive metastatic diseases. The advantages and disadvantages of tissue adhesive as an embolization material are discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002015:Bucrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D002015:Bucrylate