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Onyx Use In Extracranial Pathologies - A Retrospective Case Review, Faezeh Razjouyan, Rishi Sood, Alex Cho, Anthony Venbrux, Shawn Sarin
Onyx Use In Extracranial Pathologies - A Retrospective Case Review, Faezeh Razjouyan, Rishi Sood, Alex Cho, Anthony Venbrux, Shawn Sarin
GW Research Days 2016 - 2020
Purpose:
Onyx is an embolic agent currently FDA approved for neurointerventional procedures such as in the treatment of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. Despite its limited indications, the agent's off-label use in the treatment of extracranial pathologies continues to increase. To date, there has not been a single-center study demonstrating a large number of cases demonstrating safe and effective peripheral embolization with Onyx.
Materials:
We performed a retrospective review of all cases that used Onyx between October 2010 and July 2016 at a single tertiary care academic university urban hospital. Institutional review board approval was appropriately obtained. Initial case selection was …