Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine fibroids

Uterine artery embolization can be regarded as a less invasive procedure for the treatment of fibroids compared with myomectomy, hysterectomy, and laparoscopic myolysis. The aim of this study was the evaluation of safety and efficacy of uterine artery embolization and of womens' opinion about this treatment. After gynecological examination sixty-nine premenopausal women underwent uterine artery embolization. All procedures but four were technically successful; three women underwent unilateral embolization because of vascular malformation and one of them had an allergic reaction to contrast medium. Of the 69 patients: 58 went home the day after embolization, and 11 within first week. The follow-up examinations after 3, 6 and 12 month showed a significant reduction of uterine and fibroid volume with significant improvement of bleeding. Therefore, according to this report, uterine artery embolization is a successful, minimal invasive treatment of myoma that preserves the uterus and requires shorter hospitalization and recovery times than surgery.     

Spontaneous Bleeding in Pancreatitis Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Coil Embolization: A Retrospective Study

Background/Objectives

A rare, but life-threatening complication in pancreatitis is a spontaneous bleeding from intestinal vessels with or without previous formation of (pseudo-) aneurysms. And yet, the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic strategies remain unclear.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with pancreatitis and intraabdominal bleeding at a German tertiary referral center between January 2002 and December 2012.

Results

Bleeding occurred in <1% (14/3,421) of patients with pancreatitis. Most involved vessels were arteria lienalis, arteria gastroduodenalis, and arteria pancreaticoduodenalis. All bleedings could be stopped by transcatheter arterial coil embolization. Recurrent bleeding after coil embolization occurred in 2/14 (14%) patients.

Conclusions

In cases of intraabdominal hemorrhage in patients with pancreatitis, transcatheter arterial coil embolization should be considered as the first interventional procedure.     

介入栓塞术在急诊难治性医源性肾出血中的临床应用价值

摘要 目的：探讨介入栓塞术在急诊难治性医源性肾出血中的临床应用价值。方法：收集2012年6月至2021年6月南京医院大学第一附属医院收治的72例急诊难治性医源性肾出血的患者。所有患者在保守治疗无效的情况下,行介入下肾动脉血管造影,根据造影表现确定出血责任动脉,并行栓塞治疗,术后观察临床止血的有效性及安全性。结果：72例患者,介入血管造影呈阳性结果64例,包括血管出现单纯造影剂外溢12例,单纯假性动脉瘤19例,单纯动静脉瘘8例,9例患者合并两种造影表现,以及16例患者呈现动脉出血的一些间接征象。阳性出血患者介入栓塞技术成功率及临床止血率为100%。72例患者介入术后3 d血白细胞、血中性粒细胞比率、血红蛋白、血细胞比容及血小板较术前明显升高（均P＜0.05）,血肌酐及尿素氮较介入术前轻度升高（均P＞0.05）;其中30例患者介入术后7 d再次检测血肌酐及尿素氮,较介入术前基本恢复正常（均P＞0.05）。住院期间所有患者未出现肾衰等严重的术后并发症。结论：介入栓塞术治疗急诊难治性医源性肾出血患者,具有安全、高效、并发症少等优点,临床上值得推广应用。     

子宫动脉栓塞术在胎盘前置状态中孕引产的疗效观察

目的:探讨子宫动脉栓塞术在胎盘前置状态中期妊娠引产中的应用。方法:选择2014年1月~2016年1月我院收治的孕14~24周胎盘前置状态需要终止妊娠患者32例,随机分为两组,其中15例先行子宫动脉栓塞术,3小时后给予利凡诺100 mg羊膜腔内注射引产术,联合口服米非司酮150 mg(A组),17例行常规剖宫取胎术(B组),比较两组的出血量及住院时间。结果:A组产后平均出血量为284.53±33.74 m L,平均住院时间为3.8±0.7天;B组平均产后出血量为546.07±40.69 m L,平均住院时间为6.4±0.3天,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:子宫动脉栓塞术可用于胎盘前置状态的中孕引产,而且具有出血少、创伤小、可保护女性生殖生理功能的优点,值得临床推广。     

Outcomes of Bronchial Artery Embolization for Life-Threatening Hemoptysis Secondary to Tuberculosis

Objective

To appraise the immediate and long-term outcomes of bronchial arterial embolization for life-threatening hemoptysis secondary to tuberculosis.

Methods

112 patients with life-threatening hemoptysis due to tuberculosis underwent bronchial artery embolization from January 2004 to February 2014. Life-threatening hemoptysis was defined as expectoration of at least 400 ml of blood in 24 hour. The median follow-up is 20 months, ranging from 2 to 52 months.

Results

The hemoptysis control rate was 86.6% at 14 days, 84.8% at 30 days, 78.6% at 240 days, 75.9% at 360 days, respectively. None of these characteristics, including gender, age and tuberculosis status, was significantly associated with immediate control of bleeding. Patients with active tuberculosis had a significantly longer recurrence-free duration than did patients with inactive tuberculosis (P = 0.040), which was further confirmed by Cox regression hazards model (P = 0.046). There was no spinal cord complication or mortality related to bronchial artery embolization. The most common complication was transient chest pain.

Conclusion

Bronchial arterial embolization is an effective and safe technique in the management of life-threatening hemoptysis secondary to tuberculosis. Active tuberculosis may be associated with a lower rate of recurrence of hemoptysis.     

Arterial embolization in the treatment of bleeding uterine and bladder neoplasms

We evaluated effectiveness of transcatheter embolization for control of bleeding complicating bladder and uterine neoplasms in 60 patients. Post embolization, bleeding was completely controlled in 95% patients. Complications occurred in 5% of cases. Within 6 months interval haemorrhage recurred in 22% after embolization and its rate depended on selectivity of the procedure (14% vs 60% for proximal embolization). Arterial embolization is safe and effective for control of bleeding from bladder and uterine cancer.     

Risk Evaluation of Selective Renal Arterial Embolization in the Treatment of Delayed Hemorrhage from Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Partial Nephrectomy

Renal-artery pseudoaneurysm (RAP) is a well-described complication of partial nephrectomy. We aimed to evaluate the occurrence rate of delayed hemorrhage from RAP after partial nephrectomy, and to investigate the efficacy and safety of selective renal arterial embolization. Between January 2000 and December 2010, 426 partial nephrectomies were performed at our institution for treatment of small renal mass (SRMs). A retrospective review of these cases revealed that 14 patients developed a postoperative RAP (3.29 % incidence). We compared the clinical characteristics between the 14 patients with delayed renal hemorrhage and other 412 patients. RAP was diagnosed by renal angiography in 12 patients with delayed renal hemorrhage. Of the 12 patients, 10 patients were successfully treated with selective renal arterial embolization after presenting with symptoms postoperatively, 1 patient was treated with open surgery, and 1 patient was treated with nephrectomy. The other two patients showed no abnormalities in renal angiography, and the symptoms relieved by transfusion and hemostasis treatment. We found that tumor type, tumor size, tumor location, and surgical approach were significantly different between the 14 patients and other 412 patients. RAP showed a low incidence. The risk factors of RAP included renal cell carcinoma, tumor with large size, and tumor location. Most patients with delayed renal hemorrhage from RAP were successfully cured by selective renal arterial embolization. Therefore, selective renal arterial embolization can be used as the preferential therapy for RAP.     

Arterial chemoembolization in the combined treatment of malignant tumors of the tongue and maxilla: preliminary results

The authors made a clinical evaluation of the efficiency of regional bolus chemotherapy and embolization as a stage of combined therapy in patients with inoperable cancer of the tongue and maxilla complicated by bleeding episodes. Carotid angiography by attempting to make chemoembolization was performed in 15 patients. The procedure could not be done in full in 2 (13%) patients due to transient vascular and neurological disorders. The remaining 13 (87%) patients had successful chemoembolization of tumor-supplying arteries with 5-fluorouracil (700 mg/m2) and methotrexate (40 mg/m2) in combination with finely cut hemostatic sponge and fragments of metallic spirals (n = 12) or regional bolus injection of a cytostatic (n = 1) without arterial occlusion. After embolization, bleeding episodes ceased in all the patients. Full (n = 1) and partial (n = 6) responses to treatment or stabilization of the process (n = 5) were noted in 12 (92%) cases, progression was only in 1 (8%) case. The study suggests that chemoembolization of the branches of the external carotid artery in patients with cancer of the tongue and maxilla contributes to the arrest of chronic tumorous bleeding and to the reduction in the risk for acute A combination of systemic multidrug therapy, radiation therapy, and chemoembolization stabilizes a tumorous process in most patients.     

Low-molecular-weight heparin (dalteparin) effectively prevents thrombosis in a rat model of deep arterial injury

Unfractionated heparin is often used to prevent thrombosis in microvascular surgery, but a major drawback of heparin therapy is increased bleeding. Low-molecular-weight heparins prevent venous thrombosis as effectively as heparin and have better bioavailability and a longer plasma half-life, which explains the increased use of low-molecular-weight heparins as substitutes for heparin in clinical practice. However, the ability of low-molecular-weight heparins to prevent arterial thrombosis has been debated. In this study, the authors compared the antithrombotic and antihemostatic effects of heparin and the low-molecular-weight heparin dalteparin in a rat model of arterial thrombosis. A segment of the left common carotid artery was isolated between vascular clamps and opened longitudinally. An endarterectomy was performed and the arteriotomy was closed with a running suture. The antithrombotic effect (vascular patency 31 minutes after reperfusion) and the surgical bleeding were measured. Groups of 10 rats were treated in a blind, random fashion with intravenous injection of one of the following substances 1 minute before clamp release. Three groups received a bolus of heparin (20, 60, or 180 IU anti-factor Xa/kg), three groups received dalteparin (60, 180, or 540 IU anti-factor Xa/kg), and one group was treated with vehicle (saline). Heparin 180 IU/kg produced a distinct antithrombotic effect compared with the control group (p = 0.03), but it also significantly increased the surgical bleeding to 2.0 g compared with 1.5 g in the control group (medians, p = 0.01). Dalteparin 180 and 540 IU/kg also produced a powerful antithrombotic effect (p = 0.01 and p = 0.03, respectively). In contrast to heparin, 180 IU/kg dalteparin did not increase the surgical bleeding (median, 1.5 g; p = 0.37 versus controls). Dalteparin 540 IU/kg increased the median surgical bleeding to 2.6 g (p = 0.06 versus controls). The nonsignificant difference may be explained by the great interindividual variation of surgical bleeding in the high-dose dalteparin group. Dalteparin prevented arterial thrombosis as effectively as unfractionated heparin. In contrast to heparin, dalteparin did not increase the surgical bleeding, which indicates that dalteparin instead of heparin can be used to prevent thrombosis in microvascular surgery.     

Coil embolization of intralobar pulmonary sequestration - an alternative to surgery: a case report

Background

Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital lung disease characterized by nonfunctioning pulmonary tissue that lacks normal communication with the bronchial tree and is supplied by a nonpulmonary systemic artery. Symptomatic bronchopulmonary sequestration is uncommon, seen more frequently in the pediatric population than in adults. It has traditionally been treated with surgical resection; however, a limited but growing number of cases have been treated with angiographic embolization. Given the inherent risks of cardiothoracic surgery, embolization of the anomalous vessel is an enticing alternative treatment. We present a case of a 56-year-old woman with known, symptomatic, intralobar pulmonary sequestration that was successfully treated with coil embolization.

Case presentation

A 56-year-old Pacific Islander woman with a history of chronic myeloid leukemia was admitted to the hospital with an episode of hemoptysis. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated left lower lobe intralobar pulmonary sequestration fed by a large tortuous vessel branching off of the descending thoracic aorta. Surgical resection of the sequestration is the current standard treatment strategy of symptomatic intralobar pulmonary sequestration. The cardiothoracic surgeon noted that given the size and location of arterial blood supply, intervention would involve thoracotomy and lobectomy. The interventional radiologist offered embolization of the lesion as an alternative to surgery. Multiple coils, 6–13 mm in size, were used to embolize the sequestration. No considerable flow distal to the coils was noted postembolization.

Conclusions

Intralobar pulmonary sequestration is a rare condition that typically requires surgical management. This case demonstrates the efficacy of coil embolization as an alternative management strategy. To date, limited case reports of adults treated with endovascular embolization exist. Treatment of symptomatic pulmonary sequestration with embolization can be considered as an alternative to surgical resection.

     

规范化护理在急性肾出血介入微创栓塞治疗中的价值探讨

目的:探讨规范化护理在急性肾出血介入微创栓塞治疗中的价值。方法:回顾性分析我科38例急性肾出血患者采用明胶海绵、微弹簧圈、聚乙烯醇(PVA)等栓塞剂栓塞出血动脉,规范性做好介入术前、术中、术后护理。结果:除2例肉眼血尿持续10天,其他36例病人全部在术后3天内尿液由介入前全血尿转为淡红色,并在7天肉眼血尿彻底消失。结论:规范化护理是确保介入微创栓塞治疗急性肾出血顺利完成及成功的重要环节,加强术前、术中、术后护理能明显减少介入微创栓塞治疗后再出血的发生,提高介入治疗效果。     

超选择子宫动脉栓塞治疗子宫肌瘤

目的探讨超选择子宫动脉栓塞治疗子宫肌瘤的方法及疗效。方法子宫肌瘤65例采用Seldinger技术经皮股动脉插管至双侧髂内动脉,造影了解肿瘤的血供来源后,超选至两侧子宫动脉,缓慢注入平阳霉素碘油乳剂或PVA微粒栓塞治疗。结果患者症状缓解率为93．2％,月经增多,痛经,尿频、尿急,贫血等1-3个月内恢复正常。并发症：除栓塞综合征外,可见阴道不规则流血,腰腿痛,可自行恢复。治疗后3-6个月肌瘤缩小率在30％-68％之间。中短期疗效较稳定,末见复发。治疗前后性激素水平变化无明显差异。结论子宫动脉栓塞术治疗子宫肌瘤操作简单安全,疗效好。超选择子宫动脉插管其分支栓塞,并发症少,具有较大的临床应用价值。     

Clinical results of TRAM flap delay by selective embolization of the deep inferior epigastric arteries

Preoperative selective embolization of the deep inferior epigastric arteries constitutes a new technique in TRAM flap delay. Whereas surgical ligation of these vessels has proved to be an effective delay procedure in experimental and clinical settings, it requires an additional operative step under general anesthesia. Despite the introduction of the free TRAM leading to improved flap perfusion, this microsurgical technique is not always available because of the requirements of specialized equipment and staff, longer operating hours, and subsequently higher expenses. The search for a minimally invasive, easy, and inexpensive technique to improve perfusion of the pedicled TRAM flap led us to selective embolization of the deep inferior epigastric arteries by an angiographic procedure. After 4 years of experience with this technique, we now present the first clinical results. Breast reconstruction by a delayed pedicled TRAM flap was performed in 40 patients with a mean age of 48.4 years (range, 31 to 66 years). The mean interval between embolization and surgery was 3.6 months. Postoperative data concerning flap survival and complications were available for all patients. Embolization of the deep inferior epigastric arteries was performed bilaterally in 35 patients (87.5 percent) and unilaterally in 5 patients (12.5 percent). Radiotherapy had been applied in 21 patients (52.5 percent) before surgery. Postoperative flap complications consisted of partial necrosis in three (7.5 percent), fat necrosis in one (2.5 percent), impaired wound healing in five (12.5 percent), and postoperative bleeding in two patients (5 percent). Abdominal wound healing complications occurred in six patients (15 percent), abdominal wall weakness in eight (20 percent), and hernia formation in four (10 percent). Surgical corrections were performed at the breast (TRAM flap) in 22 patients (55 percent) and at the abdomen (donor site) in 9 (22.5 percent). Preoperative selective embolization of the deep inferior epigastric arteries constitutes an alternative delay procedure for the pedicled TRAM flap. It is superior to the conventional procedure without delay, offers several advantages compared with surgical ligation of these vessels, and represents an alternative to the free TRAM flap in selected cases.     

Embolization with Onyx in iatrogenic bleeding of the gluteal region

We report a unique method using transcatheter Onyx embolization in a bleeding due to morphine injection in the gluteal region. A 47-year-old man with a rare blood type presented a painful gluteal hematoma due to iatrogenic injury. A computed tomographic angiography verified bleeding from a suspected branch of the deep femoral artery. Because of the unbearable pain, the hematoma was evacuated by means of computed tomography (CT)-guided puncture and the insertion of a pigtail catheter combined with the injection of a human plasminogen activation agent (t-PA). The initial result was positive. To stop the bleeding, angiographic embolization with Onyx was successfully used. Onyx can be used in small vessel bleedings and might offer the advantage of selective embolization in cases where the access to the bleeding vessel is challenging or time-consuming.     

子宫动脉栓塞术对剖宫产术后瘢痕部位妊娠的治疗价值

目的：随着剖宫产率的不断攀升,剖宫产术后瘢痕部位妊娠的发生率已日趋增多。本研究将探讨子宫动脉栓塞术对剖宫产术后瘢痕部位妊娠的治疗价值。方法：选择我院2009年03月至2013年03月剖宫产术后瘢痕部位妊娠的患者共28例,均行双侧子宫动脉栓塞治疗,收集其主要临床资料,包括术中出血量、血HCG下降情况、住院时间、住院费用、月经复潮时间及不良反应,并进行回顾性分析。结果：28例患者均治疗有效,24例患者栓塞治疗后行清宫术,术中出血量5-200（平均36．5±4．8）mL,另4例栓塞治疗后未行清宫术。平均住院时间为13．6±4．7天。28例血β-HCG于栓塞后7～38天降为正常,超声检查示子宫复旧的平均时间为20—36天,栓塞后28-44天月经复潮。结论：28例患者采用UAE联合MTX灌注化疗治疗后出血量少,恢复快,疗效显著。子宫动脉栓塞术能有效防止和控制出血,保留妇女生育功能,是一种安全、有效的治疗方法。     

子宫动脉栓塞术与子宫切除术应用于胎盘因素所致严重产后出血产妇中的效果比较

摘要 目的：比较子宫动脉栓塞术与子宫切除术应用于胎盘因素所致严重产后出血产妇中的效果。方法：回顾性分析南京鼓楼医院集团宿迁医院和南京医科大学第二附属医院于2014年1月至2021年12月期间收治的86例胎盘因素所致严重产后出血产妇的临床资料,根据手术方式分为子宫切除组（34例）与介入组（52例）;其中子宫切除组采用子宫切除术治疗,介入组采用子宫动脉栓塞术治疗。比较两组止血效果、出血量、围术期相关临床指标（手术时间、术后首次下床活动时间、术后住院时间）、术后并发症发生情况、凝血功能要因子、女性性功能指数量表（FSFI）评分和生活质量评分量表（SF-36）评分。结果：两组出血量、止血有效率比较无差异（P＞0.05）;介入组手术时间、术后首次下床活动时间、术后住院时间均短于子宫切除组（P＜0.05）;两组均无严重并发症发生,在感染、伤口渗血、疼痛、阴道出血及恶心呕吐的发生率无差异（P＞0.05）;其中介入组未见栓塞综合征,且发热发生率低于子宫切除组（P＜0.05）;术后6个月,两组孕妇血清APTT,PT升高,FIB下降,且介入组的FIB短于子宫切除组,PT、APTT高于子宫切除组（P＜0.05）;介入组术后6个月的FSFI评分和SF-36评分均高于子宫切除组（P＜0.05）。结论：子宫动脉栓塞术与子宫切除术应用于胎盘因素所致严重产后出血产妇中的效果相当,前者在促进术后康复、改善凝血功能和提高性生活质量、生活质量上具有优势,值得进一步研究应用。     

Intravascular embolization of cerebral aneurysms by mechanically detachable micro-spirals

The paper presents experience in embolizing arterial aneurysm, which of great value for interventional radiology. Endovascular embolization is a low-traumatic intervention, which reduces the time of rehabilitation in a patient and makes him active much earlier. The paper uses a sufficient body of data to provide evidence for the efficiency and safety of this technique in the treatment of aneurysms. The authors' experience allows one to expand indications for endovascular treatment of arterial aneurysm and to create a mechanism of embolization in practice, by applying the mechanically detachable spirals.     

Cell electrophoretic and absorption spectrographic investigations of the indirect effect of ultraviolet light on erythrocytes of patients with myocardial infarct and other illnesses]

In 34 patients with myocardial infarct, 14 patients with arterial circulatory bleeding disturbances and 12 dialysis patients, blood was diluted immediately after collection by using an Eagle medium (MEM) which had been irradiated by ultraviolet rays. The erythrocytes of patients with myocardial infarct and circulatory bleeding disturbances responded with a mean increase of negative net surface loading by roughly 6% related to the controls in not-irradiated medium. In the erythrocytes of dialysis patients we found no changes of this kind. After ultraviolet irradiation the uv/vis absorption spectra of the Eagle medium showed an increase of extinction depending on the dosage in the short-wave range and a decrease in the long-wave range. Apparently, these uv-induced changes in the Eagle medium secondarily cause an increase of the surface loading of erythrocytes. In patients with arterial circulatory bleeding disturbances this effect which affects the electrostatic relations particularly in the area of terminal flows could contribute to improving the stability of suspension in the blood, thus having a therapeutic importance for these patients as far as their microcirculation is concerned.     

Uterovaginal packing with rolled gauze in postpartum hemorrhage

Management options for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) include oxytocics, prostaglandins, genital tract exploration, ligation or angiographic embolization of uterine/internal iliac arteries, and hysterectomy. After excluding uterine rupture, genital tract lacerations, and retained placental tissue, efforts are directed toward contracting the uterus by bimanual compression and oxytocics. If these are not successful, one must resort to surgical techniques. At this stage, an alternative option to remember is uterovaginal packing. Easy and quick to perform, it may be used to control bleeding by tamponade effect and stabilize the patient until a surgical procedure is arranged. Uterovaginal packing may sometimes obviate the need for surgery altogether. Two cases, a primary and a secondary PPH, managed recently with uterovaginal packing are reported. Despite concerns about concealed hemorrhage or the development of infection with this intervention, none of these problems were encountered, and uterine packing was successful even in the case of secondary PPH with documented infection.     

Venous occlusion measurement of pulmonary capillary pressure: effects of embolization

The effects of pulmonary arterial embolization on calculated pulmonary capillary pressure as determined by the venous occlusion technique are examined using a simple pressure-flow model for the lung. It is predicted that pulmonary, arterial embolization can induce significant underestimation of pulmonary capillary pressure in flowing vessels. This underestimation is related to the percent of vessels embolized and the caliber of pulmonary arteries that are embolized (i.e., the size of the emboli). Experimental verification of these theoretical findings is necessary before the conclusions can be extended to the interpretation of venous occlusion experiments in the lung.