Splenic Embolization

Overview

Journal Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 1980 Jan 1

PMID 7459922

Citations 3

Authors

D G Spigos

W S Tan

M F Mozes

K Pringle

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Abstract

While transcatheter embolization of the spleen has shown promise in the treatment of a wide spectrum of disorders, the incidence of serious complications with this technique has limited its use as an alternative to operative splenectomy. In our institution 41 patients were treated with a modified technique involving partial splenic embolization, careful antibiotic prophylaxis, and adequate pain control. There was no mortality and only few instances of clinically significant complications: a splenic abscess in one patient, pancreatitis in one patient, severe pleural effusions in two patients, and pneumonia in five patients.

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