Transcatheter embolization of intrahepatic arterial aneurysms.
Four patients with intrahepatic arterial aneurysms were treated with transcatheter embolization. Two patients had multiple aneurysms, and two had single aneurysms; in two the aneurysms were post-traumatic, and in the other two they were mycotic. Either Gelfoam or isobutyl-2-cyanocrylate was used to occlude the hepatic artery branches. It is concluded that transcatheter embolization is a safe and effective method for the management of these aneurysms and can be used as an alternative to surgery.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002015:Bucrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D002015:Bucrylate