Endovascular Control of Urological Emergencies
Author Information
Author(s): Somani Bhaskar K, Nabi Ghulam, Thorpe Peter, McClinton Sam
Primary Institution: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Hospital, Grampian NHS Trust
Hypothesis
The study aims to assess the feasibility and efficacy of therapeutic transarterial embolisation (TAE) in controlling haemorrhagic urological emergencies.
Conclusion
Endovascular control using transarterial angioembolisation is an effective method for managing haematuria or haemorrhage in urological emergencies.
Supporting Evidence
- All patients who underwent successful embolisation did not require post-procedural blood transfusion.
- Permanent haemostasis was achieved in all but one patient who required emergency nephrectomy.
- There were no serious procedure-related post-embolisation complications.
Takeaway
Doctors can use a special procedure called embolisation to stop bleeding in the kidneys without needing to do big surgery.
Methodology
This is a single institutional observational study reviewing records of patients who underwent selective and non-selective angioembolisation to control bleeding in urological emergencies.
Limitations
The study is based on a small case series from a single tertiary care center, which may limit the applicability of the findings.
Participant Demographics
The mean age of patients was 53.2 years, with an equal number of males and females.
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