title: Interventional radiology for paediatric trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Seattle Radiologists, The Everett Clinic, AIC, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. manritasidhu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Manrita K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Dennis W W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burdick
mesh_terms: 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*