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The Role of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization

Antoinette S. Gomes, MD; Ronald W. Busuttil, MD; J. Dennis Baker, MD; William Oppenheim, MD; Herbert I. Machleder, MD; Wesley S. Moore, MD

Arch Surg. 1983;118(7):817-825.

Abstract
• We treated 11 patients with congenital arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with staged transcatheter arterial embolization of their lesions. In nine patients, the AVM involved an extremity. One patient had multiple pulmonary AVMs, another an AVM of the pancreas. Embolization was performed using polyvinyl alcohol sponge (lvalon) particles and GianturcoWallace coils. Nine patients had a systemic response to embolization, characterized by pain, fever, leukocytosis, and elevated enzyme levels. Complications (three major, two minor) developed in five patients. A total of 28 staged embolizations were performed, with follow-up to 36 months. We found transcatheter embolization a useful palliative therapy in treating congenital AVMs. It should be considered as a therapeutic alternative for patients with unresectable AVMs, those for whom amputation would be required, and those who are otherwise poor surgical candidates.

(Arch Surg 1983;118:817-825)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Radiological Sciences (Dr Gomes), Surgery (Drs Busuttil, Baker, Machleder, and Moore), and Orthopedics (Dr Oppenheim), UCLA School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 28, 1982.

Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Newport Beach, Calif, Jan 22, 1982.

Reprint requests to Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Dr Gomes).

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