Clinical value of pre-operative embolization of maxillary artery for nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
- VernacularTitle:鼻咽纤维血管瘤术前上颌动脉栓塞的临床价值
- Author:
Wenke ZHU
;
Hong SHAN
;
Kangshun ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma;
Maxillary artery;
Embolization
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To assess the clinical value of pre-operative embolization for nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Methods 13 patients with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma confirmed by surgery and biopsy were retrospectively analysed. Bilateral carotid artery angiograpy was perfomed for demonstration of the arterial supply of tumor. According to the size and different caliber of arteries, embolization were seperately undertaken by different types of coil via 4.1or 5F Head-Hunter catheter. The embolization efficacy, embolization was evaluated by amount of blood loss. Results After coil embolization , no complication happened ranging 1～4 days (mean 2 days) in all 13 patients and then all the tumor masses were totally resected with mean blood loss of (584.6?379.4) ml (range 250～1500 ml). Conclusions Preoperative coils embolization is safe, reliable with less complication especially for reducing intraoperative blood loss and promoting the prognosis.
