Evaluation of Superselective Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in Treating Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Study on Seven Cases

Superselective Transcatheter Embolization to Halt an Arterial Esophageal Hemorrhage: Is the Use of N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate the Best Choice?

We read with great interest the article by Park et al. (1), recently published in the Korean Journal of Radiology, whom reported on the effectiveness of selective emboliza-tion using N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) in patients with acute arterial esophageal bleeding. We have several comments: over the last decade, transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has gained widespread acceptance as a firs...

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization of Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in 71 Patients at a Single Institution

Urgent percutaneous transcatheter embolization of hemorrhagic hepatic lesions with N-butyl cyanoacrylate.

PURPOSE To report on our clinical experience with and the success rate and safety of percutaneous transcatheter embolization with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) as the lone primary embolic agent used for arterial embolization of hemorrhagic liver lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study enrolled all patients who presented to the emergency room with hemorrhagic liver lesions durin...

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding with N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 1999 and December 2002, TAE for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding was performed in 93 patients. The endoscopic approach had failed or was discarded as an approach for...

Treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage by superselective transcatheter embolization.

AIM To evaluate the technical feasibility, success of hemostasis and complications of transcatheter embolization in the treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. METHODS Retrospective review of 63 patients with acute lower GI bleed who had undergone transcatheter selective embolization of mesenteric arteries over a two-year period. Embolization was carried out only if the arter...