@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Bruce L. Jacobs, Jodi K. Maranchie},
TITLE = {Embolization with Tornado coils to control bleeding from an arterioureteral fistula},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {14},
YEAR = {2007},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {3770--3772},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v14n6/62355},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Arterioureteral fistulae are rare, but potentially life-threatening causes of bleeding. We present a case of an
82 year-old woman with refractory, transfusion-dependent bleeding from an arterial fistula to her right
ureteral stump, following right radical nephrectomy for
advanced renal cell carcinoma. Cystoscopy with
retrograde ureteral stump embolization using Tornado
(Cook Medical, Bloomington, Indiana, USA) coils plus
a slurry of thrombin-soaked Gelfoam (Pfizer Inc., New
York, New York, USA) was performed, which led to
prompt resolution of the patient’s hematuria requiring
no further hospitalizations or transfusions. Retrograde
insertion of coils and injection of thrombin-soaked
Gelfoam can be a minimally invasive, safe, and durable
alternative for controlling hemorrhage from an
arterioureteral fistula to a ureteral stump.},
DOI = {}
}