Interventional radiology for paediatric trauma.
Paediatric interventional radiology plays a cornerstone role in the management of paediatric trauma. In the acute setting, interventional radiology techniques allow minimally invasive control of haemorrhage or re-establishment of blood flow. Percutaneous stenting and drainage can allow disruptions in urinary or biliary systems to heal without the need for further surgery. Interventional radiology techniques also have a significant role in treating delayed complications of trauma, including embolization of arterial pseudoaneurysms and pulmonary embolism prophylaxis in individuals immobilized due to the trauma or its operative treatment.
Sidhu
Manrita K
MK
Seattle Radiologists, The Everett Clinic, AIC, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. manritasidhu@gmail.com
Hogan
Mark J
MJ
Shaw
Dennis W W
DW
Burdick
Thomas
T
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*