Emergency interventional therapy for massive hemobilia
- VernacularTitle:胆道大出血的急诊介入治疗
- Author:
Guihua WU
;
Jin PENG
;
Jinmei XU
;
Zhiping YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hemobilia;
Interventional embolization;
Therapeutic
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
1994;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate angiography and interventional embolization in diagnosis and treatment of massive hemobilia.Methods During 10 years,9 patients with massive hemobilia underwent emergency selective hepatic artery angiography to find the bleeding points,and then embolized the feeding branches.Results All cases demonstrated clearly on angiography about the arterial hemorrhage,and extravasation of contrast-medium.Hemorrhage was stanched immediately after embolization of the feeding branches of the hepatic artery.Conclusion Selective hepatic angiography and interventional embolization for massive hemobilia is a safe and efficient diagnostic and therapeutic method.(J Intervent Radiol,2006,15:213-214)
