Preoperative endovascular embolisation of a vertebral haemangioma.
We describe the successful relief of compression of the spinal cord due to a vertebral haemangioma by transcatheter embolisation using cyanoacrylate compounds before operation, and provide a brief review of the literature.
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Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, England, UK.
Clifton
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D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000209:etiology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D007459:Iodized Oil