BACKGROUND The guidelines advise arterial embolization in case of post-partum hemorrhage. We evaluated its feasibility and the subsequent fertility. METHODS A retrospective study has been conducted in our center for the past 10 years (1996-2005). Fifty-two patients experiencing a primary post-partum hemorrhage who were resistant to medical treatment underwent uterine artery embolization and/o...

introduction: to assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial artery embolization in the treatment of massive hemoptysis.   materials and methods: a retrospective study on 46 patients (26 males and 20 females) who were referred to the razavi hospital from april 2009 to may 2012 with massive hemoptysis and had bronchial artery embolization procedures. general characteristics of the patients inclu...

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an established, organ-preserving, safe and effective procedure in the therapeutic spectrum treatment of fibroid-related symptoms. The aim of UAE is the reduction or elimination of fibroid-related symptoms, but not the removal of the myoma. However, it also accomplishes a reduction of the size of the fibroid. There is a consensus between the disciplines of gy...

BACKGROUND Pelvic fractures are often associated with major intraabdominal injuries or severe bleeding from the fracture site. OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiology of pelvic fractures and identify important risk factors for associated abdominal injuries, bleeding, need for angiographic embolization, and death. METHODS Trauma registry study on pelvic fractures from blunt trauma. Stepwise logi...

Severe trauma to the head may result in vascular injuries. The clinical presentation may be varied and cause either acute or chronic symptoms. The acute traumatic bleeding from the ear resulting from perforating or blunting trauma to the basal skull has been reported only rarely [1-3]. We are reporting our experiences of intravascular therapeutic technique that we used in treating acute traumat...

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare primary tumor originating from Zimmerman's pericytes, with significant metastatic potential. Hepatic metastatic disease requires an aggressive approach by a multidisciplinary team of dedicated oncology specialists, to prolong survival in selected patients. We report on a patient with recurrent hepatic metastases of grade II intracranial hemangiopericytoma 5 years af...

PURPOSE To draw attention to pseudoaneurysms within ruptured arteriovenous malformations and to consider their diagnostic and therapeutic features, including pitfalls and precautions needed for safe embolization. METHODS Radiologic and clinical charts of 189 patients who bled from intracranial arteriovenous malformations were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Fifteen of the 189 (8%) were fo...

OBJECTIVES To audit the use of intrauterine balloon tamponade for the management of massive postpartum haemorrhage and compare outcomes with those documented in the literature. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Obstetric Unit of a regional hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS All cases with severe postpartum haemorrhage from January 2011 to June 2012 in which Bakri intrauterine balloon...

Uterine fibroids are extremely common, with major surgery the current main management option; uterine artery embolisation is an alternative, but risks to fertility are unclear. Minimally invasive procedures are becoming more commonly performed via both the hysteroscope and laparoscope, minimising recovery time for patients. Recently, small doses of progesterone receptor modulators (mifepristone...

The authors present a case of isolated dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in the transverse sinus, which developed six years after microvascular decompression caused by hemifacial spasm via suboccipital craniectomy. The lesion was successfully treated by transarterial embolization using Onyx. We reviewed the related radiologic and therapeutic features of DAVF involving an isolated sinus and des...