- Treatment of tumors
- Varicosities
- Vascular malformations
- Aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms
- Fibroids
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
Device selection
• vascular territory to be embolized
• permanence of occlusion
• degree of occlusion-proximal or distal desired
Permanent Large-Vessel Occlusions
Coils
Balloons
Amplatz Vascular Plug
Guide wires
Silk suture
material
Porcine submucosa
Permanent Small-Vessel Occlusions
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Particles
Liquid sclerosants
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AUTOLOGUS CLOT
Advantages
immediate
availability, absence of cost, and lack of adverse reaction.
Method
aspirate roughly 20 mL of the patient's blood and allow it to clot, then discard the supernatant and reintroduce the
clot through the catheter. If desired, the clot can be opacified by adding sterile tantalum powder.
Drawback: Rapid lysis time, which can lead to recanalization within 6-12 hours. This problem can be partially
overcome by modification of the autologous clot.