J Korean Radiol Soc.  1985 Apr;21(2):184-190. 10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.2.184.

Transcatheter transarterial gelfoam embolization

• Ahn BY
• Chung KB

• KMID: 2462889
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.2.184

Abstract

Transcatheter transarterial embolization is one of main scope of interventional radiology for bleedingcontrol, preoperative and devascularization of unresectable tumor. We authors performed Gelfoam embolization in 10cases of various patients including 3 cases of hypernephroma, 2 cases of renal arteriovenous malformation, 2 casesof unresectrable hepatoma, 2 cases of nasopharyngeal bleeding tumors and one case of bleeding urinary bladdertumor, at Department of Radiology, Korea University Hospital. Gelfoam particles were used as embolic material,which were cut into cubes approximately 1.5x1.5x10 mm3 in size, and total volume of used Gelfoam was 1.5cc to 12ccdepending on the nature of disease and size of the feeding artery. Usual angiographic catheter of 5-7F in diameterwere used. In all 10 cases, the embolization was succesful for bleeding control, preoperative preparation ordevascularization of the unresectable tumor. In four cases, postembolization syndrome was developed ascomplication, which were 4 cases of pain on embolization is very helpful for various diseases, and Gelfoam is oneof the useful and conventient absorable embolic material for transcatheter embolization.

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Arteriovenous Malformations
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Catheters
Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable*
Hemorrhage
Humans
Korea
Radiology, Interventional