Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Intramammary Hemorrhage Caused by a Seat Belt Injury: Case Series Including Experience with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

Yoshisuke Kadoya; Kentaro Mochizuki; Hiroshi Demachi; Hitoshi Abo; Junko Saito; Risa Nagaoka; Mao Kanatani; Masatoshi Takatori; Kiichi Maeda; Akemi Yoshikawa; Misato Araki

doi:10.22575/interventionalradiology.2022-0014

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Intramammary Hemorrhage Caused by a Seat Belt Injury: Case Series Including Experience with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

Interv Radiol (Higashimatsuyama). 2022 Oct 7;7(3):109-113. doi: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2022-0014. eCollection 2022 Nov 4.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
³ Department of Surgery and Science, University of Toyama, Japan.

PMID: 36483668
PMCID: PMC9719819
DOI: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2022-0014

Abstract

In this study, we report two cases of transcatheter arterial embolization for intramammary hemorrhage caused by seat belt injuries. All patients were female drivers involved in traffic accidents. In each case, we accessed the hemorrhage through the left brachial artery and embolized the perforating branch of the left internal mammary artery with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate, obtaining effective hemostasis. Transcatheter arterial embolization is considered effective for breast hemorrhage because of rare but dangerous seat belt injuries.

Keywords: N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate; NBCA; TAE; intramammary hemorrhage; seat belt.

Publication types

Case Reports