title: Emergent embolization of arterial bleeding after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy.
abstract: Vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy has become important in evaluating patients with suspicious breast lesions. It has proven to be a relatively safe procedure that in rare cases can result in vascular complications. These are the first reported cases of transcatheter embolization of uncontrolled breast hemorrhage after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy. With increased use of biopsy and larger-gauge devices, breast imaging groups may consider embolotherapy as a safe alternative for treatment of hemorrhage in a select group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Klingenstein Pavillion Floor MC Level, 1176 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA. aaron.fischman@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fischman
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Epelboym
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Siegelbaum
authors.forename: Joshua L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Weintraub
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Francis S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lookstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary; D014618:Vacuum