PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Casasco, Alfredo
AU  - Houdart, Emmanuel
AU  - Biondi, Alessandra
AU  - Jhaveri, Harish S.
AU  - Herbreteau, Denis
AU  - Aymard, Armand
AU  - Merland, Jean-Jacques
TI  - Major Complications of Percutaneous Embolization of Skull-Base Tumors
DP  - 1999 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 179--181
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/179.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/179.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jan 01; 20
AB  - Summary: The technique of direct intratumoral injection of permanent liquid polymerizing agent was initially described in 1994 and has evolved significantly with experience. We report complications that occurred in two patients during injection of Histoacryl and offer suggestions to prevent such complications in the future. In one patient, the glue settled in the right middle cerebral artery; in the second, the glue entered the left ophthalmic artery through a collateral branch. Although the fundamental injection technique has not changed, we suggest additional precautions and modifications to make this procedure a safer and more valuable element in the overall management of patients with difficult skull-base tumors.