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Published on: September 20, 2020
Transcatheter embolisation of renal angiomyolipoma
S Leong1, A N Keeling, F P McGrath
1Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Introduction:
Angiomyolipomas (AML) are rare benign renal tumours which are associated with aneurysms that can cause haemorrhage. Embolisation of AML greater than 4 cm with a variety of embolic agents is now the first-line treatment in these cases.
Methods:
This was a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent AML embolisation at Beaumont Hospital from 2000 to 2006 to review the efficacy of embolisation in the treatment of AMLs.
Results:
There were six patients in total (n = 6). One patient (16%) had a background of tuberous sclerosis. Half of the patients presented acutely with bleeding and abdominal pain (50%) while the other half were found incidentally. There were no mortalities overall and three patients (50%) developed post embolisation syndrome. Five patients (83%) had a good response to embolisation with no further growth or regression of the AML.
Conclusion:
Embolisation is a safe and effective method for treating patients with AML.
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