EMBOLIZATION OF THE ARTERIA ILIACA INTERNA AS TREATMENT OF LIFE-ENDANGERING HEMORRHAGES CAUSED BY INTRAPELVIC MALIGNANT-TUMORS

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 48  (5) , 275-285
Abstract
Embolization of the arteria iliaca interna was employed to treat severe, life-endangering hemorrhage in 8 patients with inoperable bladder tumor, 3 patients with uterine cancer (2 carcinoma colli uteri stage IIIb, 1 carcinoma corporis uteri stage III) and 1 patient with richly vascularized sarcoma infiltrating the walls of the rectum and the vagina. Percutaneous catheteral embolization of the arteries of the hemorrhagic pelvic tumors is considered an intervention with little risk and accompanied by moderate general stress. In the treatment of tumorous patients under appropriate technical conditions, it is a suitable procedure for the prevention of fatal hemorrhage.