title: Invasive radiology for pediatric trauma.
abstract: Interventional radiology has assumed an expanded role in the management of the pediatric trauma patient. Transcatheter endovascular embolization for the polytraumatized and bleeding patient has proven to be effective and potentially life saving. Nonvascular interventional techniques can be applied to the pediatric trauma patient with curative or temporizing effects. The minimally invasive nature and rapidity of these procedures allows their emergent use in both the unstable and stable pediatric trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Hospital, 1400 E Boulder, Colorado Springs, CO 80909, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000639:trends*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*