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Table 2 The summary of transcatheter arterial embolization outcomes

From: Ultraselective transcatheter arterial embolization with small-sized microcoils for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Patient No.

Embolized artery

Artery diameter (mm)

DSA finding

Combined length of all microcoils (cm)

Technical/Clinical success

Major complication

Early recurrent bleeding

Clinical follow-up (months)

1

RCA/LB of vasa recta

1.0

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

80

2

RCA/LB of vasa recta

1.0

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

44

3

ICA/SB of vasa recta

0.5

EV

2

Yes/Yes

None

None

16

4

SA/LB, SB of vasa recta

0.5, 0.7a

EV

16

Yes/Yes

None

None

11

5

ICA/LB of vasa recta

0.8

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

10

6

RCA/LB of vasa recta

1.0

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

8

7

SA/SB of vasa recta

1.2

PAN

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

48

8

SA/LB of vasa recta

1.4

EV

12

Yes/Yes

None

None

10

9

RCA/SB of vasa recta

1.2

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

35

10

MCA/LB of vasa recta

1.2

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

28

11

RCA/LB of vasa recta

0.7

EV

8

Yes/Yes

None

None

1

12

MCA/SB of vasa recta

1.0

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

15

13

RCA/LB of vasa recta

1.5

EV

14

Yes/Yes

None

None

7

14

RCA/SB of vasa recta

1.0

EV

21

Yes/Yes

None

None

5

15

SA/SB of vasa recta

1.5

EV

4

Yes/Yes

None

None

1

16

ICA/LB of vasa recta

1.5

EV

12

Yes/Yes

None

None

1

17

RCA/SB of vasa recta

1.2

EV

9

Yes/Yes

None

None

1

  1. DSA digital subtraction angiography, RCA right colic artery, MCA middle colic artery, ICA ileocolic artery, SA sigmoid artery, LB long branch, SB short branch, EV extravasation, PAN pseudoaneurysm
  2. aBoth long and short branches were embolized in this case (long branch, short branch)