title: Arterial embolization of a secondary aneurysmatic bone cyst of the thoracic spine prior to surgical excision in a 15-year-old girl.
abstract: We report on a 15-year-old girl with a secondary aneurysmatic bone cyst of the thoracic spine with extension into the spinal canal on the basis of an osteoblastoma. Surgical treatment was facilitated by preoperative embolization of the highly-vascular tumor. Excision of the tumor was performed without extensive intraoperative blood loss. Following excision, transpedicular-stabilization of the spinal column was achieved using a fixateur intern. We conclude that superselective embolization of benign lesions of the spinal column constitutes a feasible means of reducing intraoperative bleeding complications, thus enhancing resectability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Saarland, Kirrbergerstr., 66421 Homburg, Germany. sascha.meyer@med-rz.uni-saarland.de
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kramann
authors.forename: Günther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae