Emergency occlusive techniques

Emergency occlusive therapy may be indicated in the management of acute arterial injury or expanding arteriovenous fistula. Intra-arterial occlusion may be performed at the time of diagnostic angiography. Selective placement of catheters permits percise diagnosis and management. We wish to report eight cases to demonstrate the efficacy of different occlusive agents. No adverse reactions were noted in this series of patients. We feel that emergency occlusive therapy is rapid and safe. It may facilitate and occasionally obviate surgical management.