title: The endovascular management of a neurofibromatosis vasculopathy: a case report.
abstract: We describe the management of a 30-year-old male with type I neurofibromatosis who required an above-knee amputation for bleeding, infection, swelling, and multiple severe joint instability. Postoperatively, he continued to bleed from the stump site. Angiography revealed multiple small distal bleeding aneurysms. Hemostasis was eventually achieved with standard microcoil embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Barnet General Hospital, Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: Swethan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alagaratnam
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suliman
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gikas
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lotzof
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*