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  • Title: Emergent embolization for control of massive hemorrhage from a splanchnic artery with a new coaxial catheter system.
    Author: Okazaki M, Higashihara H, Koganemaru F, Ono H, Fujimitsu R, Yamasaki S, Toyoshima H, Sato S, Hoashi T, Kimura T.
    Journal: Acta Radiol; 1992 Jan; 33(1):57-62. PubMed ID: 1731844.
    Abstract:
    Emergent superselective embolization with a 3.0 F (1 mm) coaxial catheter and a steerable guidewire was performed in 27 patients with massive hemorrhage from a small-caliber splanchnic artery. Eight patients had intraperitoneal hemorrhage, 3 had hemobilia, 9 had gastric hemorrhage, and 7 had intestinal hemorrhage. Out of 27 patients, 7 had hemorrhage from a splanchnic artery pseudoaneurysm. Complete cessation of bleeding was obtained in all patients initially, but in 3 patients gastric hemorrhage recurred later. Otherwise, there was no rebleeding nor any major complication such as marked infarction of tissue or misplacement of embolic materials. This coaxial catheter system was highly reliable for achieving superselective catheterization in small-caliber arteries, minimizing the volume of infarcted tissue and allowing maximal preservation of splanchnic organic function. We conclude that this system represents a major advance in interventional radiology.
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