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An Alternative Endovascular Technique for Treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: Microballoon-occluded Transcatheter Embolization Using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the safety and efficacy of microballoon-occluded transcatheter embolization using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) in patients with a single pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM).

Methods

From November 2017 to November 2020, this retrospective study included 38 previously untreated patients with a single PAVM who underwent microballoon-occluded transcatheter embolization using NBCA. All 38 patients had follow-up that included simple chest radiography and contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT).

Results

A microballoon was successfully placed in a feeding artery of the PAVM to control the delivery of the NBCA cast in all 38 patients, with complete embolization of sacs and the feeding artery achieved in all cases. The mean diameters of the feeding artery, sac, and draining vein were 3.9 ± 0.9 mm, 7.5 ± 2.6 mm, and 4.6 ± 1.3 mm, respectively. A fixed 1:2 NBCA/Lipiodol ratio was used, and the mean amount of embolic mixture per patient was 1.4 mL (range 0.6–2.2 mL). There were no complications related to microballoon adhesion and non-target embolization of the systemic circulation. Follow-up CT in all 38 patients with a mean delay of 34.5 ± 8.8 months (range 20.7–56.5 months) showed no continued perfusion of the PAVM.

Conclusion

In our hands, microballoon-occluded n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate embolization seemed to be safe and appeared to be clinically effective in patients with simple and complex types of single PAVM. Therefore, the present technique has the potential to become a standard treatment for a single PAVM.

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    Hee Ho Chu, Gun Ha Kim & Dong Il Gwon

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Chu, H.H., Kim, G.H. & Gwon, D.I. An Alternative Endovascular Technique for Treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: Microballoon-occluded Transcatheter Embolization Using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-024-03704-1

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