Therapeutic embolization of large hemangiomas in maxillo-facial region.

Preoperative arterial embolization of large liver hemangiomas.

PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of preoperative selective intra-arterial embolization (PSIAE) in the surgical treatment of large liver hemangiomas. METHODS Data of 22 patients who underwent resection of large liver hemangiomas were retrospectively analyzed. PSIAE was performed in cases having a high risk of severe blood loss during surgery (n=11), while it was not appl...

embolization of liver hemangiomas

Embolization of Liver Hemangiomas

In infants, the embolization of liver hemangiomas with congestive heart failure demonstrates therapeutic efficiency by the rapid resolution of heart failure. This is because of the collaterals between the hepatic artery and the hepatic veins. In adults, heart failure due to a giant hemangioma is very rare and the most common indication in adults is a kind of pain in the trunk. The expectation f...

Serial excision of facial hemangiomas.

OBJECTIVE To present the technique of and indications for serial excision of facial hemangiomas. METHODS Clinical review of patients cared for by the senior author (M.H.) in a private-practice specialty center. RESULTS Forty-six patients underwent serial excision of facial infantile hemangiomas. The average number of excisions was 3 (range, 2-5), with a mean interoperative period of 4 month...

Preoperative Onyx embolization of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.

We report the first use of Onyx in the embolization of spinal tumors in 2 cases of aggressive vertebral hemangioma. In both cases, Onyx embolization provided effective preoperative tumor devascularization after the initial prolonged particulate embolization with Embospheres made little overall impact. Onyx enables a more rapid and visible embolization than particles and is less technically dema...