[Roentgeno-endovascular occlusion as a method of hemostasis in abdominal trauma]

Under analysis is the authors' experience with roentgen-endovascular occlusions (REO) in 18 patients with closed injuries of the abdomen with massive hemorrhage. The embolization of spleen vessels was made in 8 patients, hepatic vessels--in 5 patients, renal vessels--in 3 patients and iliac artery branches--in 2 patients. In 10 cases REO was used as an independent method for arrest of hemorrhage and in 8 patients--for the preoperative preparation of the patients. The home hemostatic sponge was used in combination with superselective administration of the aminocaproic acid as the embolizing material.