Vascular Embolotherapy

Endovascular embolization therapy has made remarkable progress during the past two decades, driven primarily by improvements in digital imaging, breakthroughs in microcatheter technology and coil design, and the development of new embolic materials. Initially employed in the management of musculoskeletal trauma, embolization therapy now has a wide range of applications. It permits effective non-operative management of major hepatic, splenic, and renal injuries that once posed a tremendous challenge to trauma surgeons and has also become an integral facet of the modern oncology center. This volume and volume 1 present the current state of the art in this exciting and growing field. High informational content is supplemented by detailed graphics, providing a comprehensive reference work for both experts and novices in the field.

Vascular Malformation: Percutaneous Management of Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformation.- Predominantly Venous Malformation.- Trauma and Iotrogenic Lesions: Recognition and Treatment of Medical Emergencies in the Trauma Patient.- Visceral and Abdominal Solid Organ Trauma .- Embolization and Pelvic Trauma.- Post-Catheterization Femoral Artery Injuries.- Iatrogenic Lesions.- Visceral Aneurysm: Embolization of Visceral Arterial Aneurysm.- Venous Ablation: Endovenous Thermal Ablation of Incompetent Truncal Veins in Patients with Superficial Venous Insufficiency.- Embolotherapy Applications in Oncology: Chemo-Embolization for Liver.- Radioactive Microspheres for the Treatment of HCC.- Yttrium 90 Radioembolization for Treatment Liver Metastases.- Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization for Liver Hypertrophy and Tissue Regeneration.- Embolotherapy for Neuroendocrine Tumor Hepatic Metastases.-Bone Tumor Embolization.- Embolotherapy for Organ Ablation.- Research and Future Directions in Oncology Embolotherapy Research.- External Carotid: Technical and Anatomic Considerations.- Endovascular Management for Head and Neck Tumors.-Embolization of Epitaxis.- Diagnosis and Endovascular Surgical Management of Carotid Blowout Syndrome.- Gene Therapy and Pediatrics: Embolotherapy Appl. in Gene Therapy and in Pediatrics.- Subject Index.-List of Contributors.- Contents and List of Contributors of Vol. I