Tomasz Ząbkowski, Piotr Piasecki, Henryk Zieliński, Andrzej Wieczorek, Krzysztof Brzozowski, Piotr Zięcina
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of superselective renal artery embolization in patients with bleeding into the urinary system. MATERIAL/METHODS: From 2007 to 2012, 20 patients were treated with superselective renal artery embolization for bleeding after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), including 1 patient with AVF after PCNL. During the procedure, embolization material was injected through a microcatheter to stop the bleeding...
January 28, 2015: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research