ISSN:
1434-4726
Keywords:
Key words Nasopharynx
;
Angiofibroma
;
Embolization
;
Intra-arterial digital subtraction
;
angiography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 21 patients (22 procedures) with histologically proven nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. Eleven patients underwent preoperative intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (IADSA) and embolization with Gelfoam. Embolization reduced the intraoperative blood loss from an average of 1136 ml in the non-embolized patients to 677 ml in the embolized cases (P 〈 0.05) and transfusions from an average of 836 ml to 400 ml (P 〈 0.01). Results again show that preoperative embolization is effective in reducing intraoperative blood loss.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004050050092
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