Utility of spinal angiography and arterial embolization in patients undergoing CT guided alcohol injection of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of spinal angiography and arterial embolization in avoiding spinal cord ischemia in patients undergoing CT-guided alcohol injection of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas. Methods: In this retrospective study, patients with vertebral hemangioma...

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Published in:Neuroradiology Vol. 63; no. 11; pp. 1935 - 1946
Main Authors: Srinivasan, Gopinath, Moses, Vinu, Padmanabhan, Aswin, Ahmed, Munawwar, Keshava, Shyamkumar N., Krishnan, Venkatesh, Joseph, Baylis Vivek, Raju, Krisna Prabhu, Rajshekhar, Vedantam
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Published: Springer Nature Nov2021
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          Srinivasan, Gopinath
          Moses, Vinu
          Padmanabhan, Aswin
          Ahmed, Munawwar
          Keshava, Shyamkumar N.
          Krishnan, Venkatesh
          Joseph, Baylis Vivek
          Raju, Krisna Prabhu
          Rajshekhar, Vedantam
        affil: Radiology, Christian Medical College, 632004, Vellore, India
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          Vertebral Artery Pathology
          Spine
          Angiography
          Embolization, Therapeutic
          Alcohols Administration and Dosage
          Injections
          Hemangioma Drug Therapy
          Neuroradiography
          Treatment Outcomes
          Human
          Retrospective Design
          Patient Safety
      ab: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of spinal angiography and arterial embolization in avoiding spinal cord ischemia in patients undergoing CT-guided alcohol injection of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas. Methods: In this retrospective study, patients with vertebral hemangioma who underwent CT-guided direct alcohol injection between January 2007 and October 2018 were identified. Of 28 such patients, 26 had neurological deficits, and 2 had only back pain or radiculopathy. Direct alcohol injection without prior arterial embolization was done in 17 patients. Direct alcohol injection with prior arterial embolization was done in 11 patients. Clinical outcome was assessed immediately after the intervention and at follow-up. Results: Three patients, who underwent alcohol injection without trans-arterial embolization, had worsening of neurological deficits in the post procedure period due to spinal cord ischemia. No complications related to spinal cord ischemia were noted in the embolization group. There was no significant difference in the outcomes between the two groups if the three patients with complications are excluded (p = 0.34). Conclusion: While CT-guided direct alcohol injection is effective in the management of symptomatic and aggressive vertebral hemangiomas, spinal angiography and trans-arterial embolization of the blood supply to the vertebral body hemangioma, prior to the direct transpedicular alcohol embolization of the lesion, improves the safety of the procedure.
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