Embolización endovascular - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

Tratamiento endovascular de embolia; Embolización con espirales

Riesgos:

Sangrado
Infección
Daño a la arteria

Fecha de revisión: 1/8/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:James Lee, M.D., Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Johnston SC. Recommendations for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Committee on Cerebrovascular Imaging of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology. Stroke. 2002; 33(10): 2536-4.

Schnipper D. Management of intracranial complications of sinus surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2004; 37(2): 453-72, ix.

Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17th ed. St. Louis, M0: WB Saunders; 2004.

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