Transcatheter arterial embolization with absolute ethanol injection for enlarged polycystic kidneys after failed metallic coil embolization.
Kidney enlargement in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) may cause symptoms by compressing the alimentary tract, lungs, and heart. The clinical symptoms may be progressive, may markedly decrease quality of life, and may even be life-threatening. Although treatment of this disease is often difficult, transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with metallic coils has been reported as a renal contraction therapy that is less invasive than surgery. The present report describes a case of ADPKD successfully treated by TAE with absolute ethanol after a previous TAE procedure with metallic coils failed to contract the affected kidneys because of recanalization.
Sakuhara
Yusuke
Y
Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0838, Japan. yrb03514@nifty.com <yrb03514@nifty.com>
Kato
Fumi
F
Abo
Daisuke
D
Hasegawa
Yu
Y
Shimizu
Tadashi
T
Terae
Satoshi
S
Shirato
Hiroki
H
D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000628:therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000431:Ethanol