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Splenic embolization

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While transcatheter embolization of the spleen has shown promise in the treatment of a wide spectrum of disorders, the incidence of serious complications with this technique has limited its use as an alternative to operative splenectomy. In our institution 41 patients were treated with a modified technique involving partial splenic embolization, careful antibiotic prophylaxis, and adequate pain control. There was no mortality and only few instances of clinically significant complications: a splenic abscess in one patient, pancreatitis in one patient, severe pleural effusions in two patients, and pneumonia in five patients.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital, 840 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Demetrios G. Spigos M.D. & Walter S. Tan

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital, 840 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Martin F. Mozes & Kevin Pringle

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Illinois Hospital, 840 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Ioulios Iossifides

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Spigos, D.G., Tan, W.S., Mozes, M.F. et al. Splenic embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 3, 282–287 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552744

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