Franklin Lee, David S. Aaronson, Sarah Blaschko, Phil Barbosa, Alex K. Wu, Michael Eisenberg, Bradley A. Erickson, Jack W. McAninch
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.17, No.3, pp. 5232-5235, 2010
Abstract Objectives: To report two cases of secondary pulmonary hypertension resulting from microsphere extravasation following selective arterial embolization of renal angiomyolipoma, its diagnosis, and management.
Methods: We reviewed the cases of two patients at the University of California, San Francisco, treated with selective arterial embolization for management of their angiomyolipoma (AML) using Tris-Acryl Gelatin Microspheres.
Results: Both patients were women, ages 51 and 77. Indications for treatment were the following: Patient 1 was treated for a large asymptomatic AML. Patient 2 was treated for a symptomatic, bleeding AML. Both patients developed progressive hypoxia following selective arterial embolization using Tris-Acryl More >
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