Short-interval recanalization after gelfoam occlusion

David P. Munger; John M. Gemery; Andrew R. Forauer

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.002

Short-interval recanalization after gelfoam occlusion

David P. Munger, John M. Gemery, Andrew R. Forauer

Department of Radiology

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Gelfoam® is a temporary embolization agent often used in trauma where permanent arterial occlusion is not desired. Gelfoam occlusions have been shown to resolve by 2 weeks, but shorter intervals have not been studied. We report a case of spontaneous arterial hemorrhage due to ruptured hepatic malignancy where treatment was Gelfoam slurry occlusion of the right hepatic artery. Repeat hemorrhage resulted in repeat CT and hepatic arteriography, which showed that recanalization of the occluded artery had occurred in less than 48 hours. Gelfoam arterial occlusion in some cases may last less than 2 weeks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3835-3837
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	17
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.002
State	Published - Oct 2022

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Short-interval recanalization after gelfoam occlusion

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