Superselective internal iliac arterial embolization for severe hemorrhage following radical prostatectomy

Severe hemorrhage following a prostatectomy is a rare and serious complication. A 63-year-old male with severe hemorrhage following radical prostatectomy which led to hypovolemic shock presented at our department and was treated with superselective internal iliac arterial embolization. At 6 months f...

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Published inOncology letters Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 521 - 523
Main Authors CHENG, SHENG, XU, LIWEI, LI, GONGHUI, CHEN, YUEBING, HU, HONGJIE, ZHANG, ZHIGEN, DING, GUOQING
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece D.A. Spandidos 01.09.2012
Spandidos Publications UK Ltd
Subjects
Biopsy
Bladder
Cancer surgery
embolization
Hemorrhage
internal iliac arterial
Medical imaging
Patients
prostate
Prostate cancer
therapeutic
Urological surgery
Veins & arteries
China
Europe
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Summary:Severe hemorrhage following a prostatectomy is a rare and serious complication. A 63-year-old male with severe hemorrhage following radical prostatectomy which led to hypovolemic shock presented at our department and was treated with superselective internal iliac arterial embolization. At 6 months follow-up, the patient had recovered well, regained excellent urinary continence and the pelvic hematoma was absorbed using ultrasound examination. We concluded that rapid diagnosis by computed tomography angiography and early superselective embolization of internal iliac artery should be considered as the treatment of choice in severe hemorrhage cases following radical prostatectomy.
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ISSN:1792-1074
1792-1082
DOI:10.3892/ol.2012.749