Abstract
No. 352 Transcatheter arterial embolization for chest wall injury: 10 year experience C. Tingerides, G. Annamalai, S. Kaduri, C. Dey, R. Pugash, E. David; Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada Purpose: To present our experience in Transcatheter Arterial Embolization (TAE) for hemorrhage following chest wall injury, both traumatic and iatrogenic. We provide a pictorial summary of the full range of angiographic findings and embolization techniques utilized. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of all patients treated with TAE for this indication in a period of 10 years: from August 2004 to August 2014 in our institution, a level I trauma centre. Data was obtained from electronic records, preand post-procedural imaging, procedure reports and laboratory results. Results: A total of thirteen patients were treated during this period. Seven patients had blunt trauma to the chest wall. Four patients had penetrating injury (two stabbings and two gunshot wounds). In four cases the injuries were iatrogenic (three due to chest tube insertion and one blunt injury from cardiopulmonary JVIR ’ Posters and Exhibits S157
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