Fluoroscopic radiation burn after embolization of a spinal arteriovenous malformation.
Fluoroscopic radiation burns are being reported with increasing frequency because of the rise in number and duration of procedures performed under fluoroscopic guidance. We report a fluoroscopic radiation burn to a patient's back after three separate attempts to embolize a symptomatic spinal arteriovenous malformation, requiring fasciocutaneous flaps to ultimately close the wound. Risk factors, physiology, and modifications to decrease fluoroscopic radiation burns are discussed.
Allen
Brian
B
Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Cuzzone
Daniel
D
Rowin
Craig
C
Perdrizet
George
G
Babigian
Alan
A
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D001415:Back; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors