Table 2.
Indications of renal arterial embolization in 202 patients.
| Indication | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Iatrogenic | 108 | 53 |
| PCNL | 76 | |
| Open surgery | 24 | |
| PCN | 7 | |
| Biopsy | 1 | |
| Renal tumors | 56 | 28 |
| AML/elective | 17 | |
| AML/emergency | 6 | |
| RCC/prenephrectomy | 22 | |
| RCC/palliative | 9 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Post-RF ablation | 1 | |
| ADPKD | 1 | |
| Trauma | 21 | 10 |
| Blunt | 15 | |
| Penetrating | 6 | |
| Others | 17 | 9 |
| Spontaneous (unknown) | 14 | |
| Bilateral subcapsular hematoma | 1 | |
| Hemangioma on the upper calyx | 1 | |
| Arteriovenous malformation | 1 |
Decimals were deleted for simplification.
ADPKD = autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; AML = angiomyolipoma; PCN = percutaneous nephrostomy; PCNL = percutaneous nephrolithotomy; RCC = renal cell carcinoma; RF = radiofrequency.