Pre-operative Embolization of Primary and Secondary Bone Tumours is Safe and Effective: a Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of bone tumours can result in large peri-operative blood loss, due to their large sizes and hypervascularity. Pre-operative embolisation has been successfully used to downgrade vascularity, thus reducing peri-operative blood loss and its associated complications. M...

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Autores principales: Al-Hadithy, Nawfal, Gikas, Panagiotis, Perera, Jonathan, Aston, Will, Pollock, Rob, Skinner, John, Lotzof, Kevin, Cannon, Steve, Briggs, Tim W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2011
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147270
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/wjon389w
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of bone tumours can result in large peri-operative blood loss, due to their large sizes and hypervascularity. Pre-operative embolisation has been successfully used to downgrade vascularity, thus reducing peri-operative blood loss and its associated complications. METHODS: Pre-operative embolisation was successfully undertaken on twenty-six patients with a variety of primary and secondary bone tumours. RESULTS: Mean blood loss was 796 mL and we experienced no complications. CONCLUSION: Pre-operative arterial embolisation of large, richly vascular bone tumours in anatomically difficult positions, is a safe and effective method of downstaging vascularity and reducing blood loss.

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