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Aaron M Fischman1, Yan Epelboym, Robert H Siegelbaum
1Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Klingenstein Pavillion Floor MC Level, 1176 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA. aaron.fischman@mountsinai.org
Abstract:
Vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy has become important in evaluating patients with suspicious breast lesions. It has proven to be a relatively safe procedure that in rare cases can result in vascular complications. These are the first reported cases of transcatheter embolization of uncontrolled breast hemorrhage after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy. With increased use of biopsy and larger-gauge devices, breast imaging groups may consider embolotherapy as a safe alternative for treatment of hemorrhage in a select group of patients.
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