Diagnostic and interventional imaging
-
Diagn Interv Imaging · Sep 2014
Comparative StudyBlunt splenic injury: outcomes of proximal versus distal and combined splenic artery embolization.
To assess clinical outcomes of blunt splenic injuries (BSI) managed with proximal versus distal versus combined splenic artery embolization (SAE). ⋯ SAE had an excellent success rate with adverse events occurring in 65% of the patients and no significant differences found between the embolization techniques used. Proximal preventive embolization appears to protect in high-grade traumatic injuries.