CONGESTIVE HYPERSPLENISM - TREATMENT BY MEANS OF RADIOEMBOLIZATION OFTHE SPLEEN WITH Y-90

Authors
BECKER CD ROSLER H BIASIUTTI FD BAER HU
Citation
Cd. Becker et al., CONGESTIVE HYPERSPLENISM - TREATMENT BY MEANS OF RADIOEMBOLIZATION OFTHE SPLEEN WITH Y-90, Radiology, 195(1), 1995, pp. 183-186
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338419
Volume
195
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
183 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8419(1995)195:1<183:CH-TBM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Radioembolization of the spleen with yttrium-90 was performed in a pat ient with severe thrombocytopenia attributable to congestive hypersple nism. Follow-up included performance of serial contrast material-enhan ced computed tomographic studies for 13 months. Splenic volume decreas ed from 1,400 to 470 cm(3). The platelet count increased to almost nor mal levels. No complications were observed. Splenic radioembolization merits further investigation in selected patients.