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Role Of Endovascular Treatment In Vascular Injuries, Muhammad Misbah Tahir, Tanveer-Ul-Haq
Role Of Endovascular Treatment In Vascular Injuries, Muhammad Misbah Tahir, Tanveer-Ul-Haq
Department of Radiology
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate retrospectively the results, complications and follow-up of patients after endovascular treatment of vascular injuries.
METHODS: Fifty transcatheter embolisation procedures (TCE) were performed in 46 patients between 1999 and 2008 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Injuries in 14 (30.4%) patients were due to road traffic accident; iatrogenic in 13 (28%); accidental in 6 (13%). Firearms, bomb blasts and earthquake contributed to injuries in 8(17%), 4(8.8%) and 1(2.2%) patients respectively. All patients underwent angiography and had evidence of either active haemorrhage, pseudo-aneurysm, abnormal vascularity or arteriovenous fistula. Followup ranged from 1 day to 6 years with mean …