• J Neurosurg Pediatr · Nov 2009

    Case Reports

    Transarterial embolization of a scalp hemangioma presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

    • Stacey Quintero Wolfe, Hamad Farhat, Mohamed Samy Elhammady, Roham Moftakhar, and Mohammad Ali Aziz-Sultan.
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
    • J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Nov 1; 4 (5): 453-7.

    AbstractA 2-month-old infant presented with an enlarging scalp hemangioma and consumptive coagulopathy. The patient became severely thrombocytopenic despite medical treatment. Transarterial embolization with Onyx was performed with significant reduction in the size of the tumor and complete resolution of the thrombocytopenia within 12 hours. Onyx embolization appears to be an excellent treatment option for hemangiomas presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome that are unresponsive to standard medical therapy.

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