Transcatheter embolization of the internal pudendal artery for control of massive perineal bleeding

Massive perineal bleeding due to trauma was successfully controlled by superselective embolization of the internal pudendal artery with a stainless steel mini coil. While in the standard selective procedure the internal iliac artery is embolized, the superselective technique allows preservation of the blood supply from the uninjured branches of the internal iliac artery.