PURPOSE

To report on our clinical experience with and the success rate and safety of percutaneous transcatheter embolization with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) as the lone primary embolic agent used for arterial embolization of hemorrhagic liver lesions.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This retrospective study enrolled all patients who presented to the emergency room with hemorrhagic liver lesions during a two-year period and were treated by percutaneous transcatheter embolization with NBCA.

RESULTS

Eight consecutive patients were evaluated, and 13 lesions were embolized exclusively with NBCA: eight pseudoaneurysms and five active bleeds. All patients were treated successfully using percutaneous transcatheter embolization with NBCA without re-bleedings or major complications.

CONCLUSION

Percutaneous transcatheter embolization with NBCA is a safe and effective method for treating hemorrhagic lesions.

Keywords: liver , hemorrhage , therapeutic embolization , interventional radiology