title: [Embolization of the lumbar artery for pelvic fracture].
abstract: Bleeding from the lumbar artery could be a major source of hemorrhage in a patient with massive blood loss associated with pelvic fracture. Embolization of injured lumbar artery should be attempted since hemorrhaging from the lumbar artery could be a cause of potentially life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Selective lumbar arteriography is often helpful to diagnose bleeding from a lumbar artery, which is occasionally overlooked in pelvic aortography. We have not experienced any complications from using gelatin sponge (Gelfoam) cubes, cut into 1-2 mm pieces, for embolization of the bleeding artery.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanashiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimabukuro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mekaru
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunagawa
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*