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Table 2 Angiographic findings and TAE procedures

From: Angiographic features and transarterial embolization of retained placenta with abnormal vaginal bleeding

 

n = 22

Angiographic findings [n (%)]

 Contrast blush

2 (9%)

 Dilated vascular channel that mimic low flow AVM*

20 (91%)

 Pseudoaneurysm

0 (0%)

 Extravasation

0 (0%)

Embolization site [n (%)]

 Target embolization

15 (68%)

 Empirical embolization**

7 (32%)

Embolic material [n (%)]

 GS

18 (82%)

 NBCA

3 (14%)

 GS and NBCA

1 (4%)

Technical success***

22 (100%)

Complication [n (%)]****

 Transient hypotension

2 (9%)

 Gluing microcatheter into blood vessel

1 (4%)

  1. * Dilated vascular channel contiguous with multiple feeders from dilated uterine arteries in the mid-arterial to capillary phase, which drained into the uterine veins in the capillary to venous phase
  2. ** Reasons for Emprical embolization were failed super selective catheterization into target feeders (n = 6) and large retained placenta with numerous feeders (n = 1)
  3. ***Technical success was defined as disappearance of the target lesion during the final angiography examination
  4. ****Serious complications were not observed (complications were classified as CIRSE grade 1)
  5. NBCA N-butyl-cyano-acrylate, GS gelatin sponge
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