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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 37-38
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59750
Interventional Radiology

Refractory post visual internal urethrotomy bleeding managed by angioembolization

Jayesh V Dhabalia
Department of Urology, K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai, India
,
Girish G Nelivigi
Department of Urology, K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai, India
,
Mahendra Singh Punia
Department of Urology, K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai, India
,
Vikash Kumar
Department of Urology, K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Abstract

Post visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) bleeding is usually treated successfully with local compression. Angioembolization for post VIU bleeding has not been previously reported to the best of our knowledge. This is a case report of a 55-year-old man who was referred with persistent per urethral bleeding around a Foley catheter, three days following VIU. When standard methods of treatment were unsuccessful, the bleeding was controlled by embolizing the bulbourethral artery with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles.

Keywords

Angioembolization - bleeding - stricture urethra - visual internal urethrotomy


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02 August 2021

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