A successful case of transcatheter arterial embolization with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for pancreatic arteriovenous malformation.

Abstract

A 57-year-old man was referred and admitted to our hospital for treatment of a symptomatic pancreatic mass. Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was diagnosed based on the findings of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and angiography, and transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) was performed without complications. The patient's symptoms subsequently improved after TAE, and resolution of the pancreatic AVM was detected on contrast-enhanced CT performed six months after the embolization procedure. This case indicates that TAE with NBCA is a safe and effective treatment for pancreatic AVM.

• Authors: Tetsuya Tatsuta, Tetsu Endo, Kiyotaka Watanabe, Keisuke Hasui, Naoya Sawada, Go Igarashi, Kenichiro Mikami, Koichi Shibutani, Fumiyasu Tsushima, Yoshihiro Takai, Shinsaku Fukuda
• Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Intern Med) Vol. 53 Issue 23 Pg. 2683-7 ( 2014) ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 25447650 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Enbucrilate

Topics

• Angiography
• Arteriovenous Malformations (diagnostic imaging, therapy)
• Contrast Media
• Embolization, Therapeutic (methods)
• Enbucrilate (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pancreas (blood supply, diagnostic imaging)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome