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Vesical Artery Embolization in Haemorrhagic Cystitis in Children

Authors: Andrés García-Gámez, Patricia Bermúdez Bencerrey, Sonia Brio-Sanagustin, Rubén Guerrero Vara, Luisa Sisinni, Sam Stuart, Derek Roebuck, Fernando Gómez Muñoz

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 7/2016

Abstract

Haemorrhagic cystitis is an uncommon and, in its severe form, potentially life-threatening complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation or cancer therapy in children. The severe form involves macroscopic haematuria with blood clots, urinary obstruction and/or renal impairment. There are many therapeutic options to treat acute haemorrhage, but only recombinant factor VII has a high level of clinical evidence in children. Supraselective vesical artery embolization (SVAE) is an increasingly used therapeutic procedure for controlling haemorrhage in adults, but is less commonly used in children. This might be due to several factors, such as the invasive nature of the procedure, lack of appropriate medical experience and possible long-term side effects. We present three cases of children successfully treated by means of effective SVAE.

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Title: Vesical Artery Embolization in Haemorrhagic Cystitis in Children
Authors: Andrés García-Gámez
Patricia Bermúdez Bencerrey
Sonia Brio-Sanagustin
Rubén Guerrero Vara
Luisa Sisinni
Sam Stuart
Derek Roebuck
Fernando Gómez Muñoz
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1300-y

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