Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1176-1187 , September 2009

Evaluation of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with Gelatin Sponge Particles, Microcoils, and N-butyl Cyanoacrylate for Acute Arterial Bleeding in a Coagulopathic Condition

  • Takafumi Yonemitsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Nobuyuki Kawai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Morio Sato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to M.Sato
    • ,
  • Hirohiko Tanihata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Isao Takasaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Motoki Nakai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroki Minamiguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Shinya Sahara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhiro Iwasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Yukihiro Shima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Maki Shinozaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshio Naka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiro Shinozaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayamashi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan

Received 9 October 2008 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00598-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.06.005

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1176-1187 , September 2009

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