Renal artery embolization with ethanol and gelfoam for the treatment of ureteric fistulae with one year follow-up.
Two patients with ureteric fistulae who were unfit for reconstructive surgery were treated by renal ablation using intra-arterial ethanol, gelfoam fragments and in one case coils. In both cases the fistulae dried-up on the same day and both patients are well and normotensive a year later. Our conclusion is that renal ablation by arterial embolization with ethanol can be a valuable alternative to surgery to treat ureteric fistulae in patients who are poor surgical risks.
Long
M A
MA
Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
McIvor
J
J
D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
D000431:Ethanol