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. 2020 Aug 10;43(12):1839–1854. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02572-9

Table 5.

Main publications directly assessing outcomes of transcaval embolisation for EL2

Authors No. of endoleak cases Patient population Embolic material Technical success (%) Follow-up length mean–months (range) Clinical success (%) Additional comments
Scali et al.  [84] 6 6 Coils + thrombin 6 (100) 8.1 (2–22) 4 (66) Thrombin used in 2 IV ultrasound in 4 and intraoperative CT in 2 cases
Gandini et al.  [85] 29 26 Coils + glue/thrombin 9 (100) 25 (14–31) 25 (86) Feeding artery also embolised in 20 cases, all with no recurrence
Giles et al.  [86] 29 29 Coils + thrombin 24 (83) 16.5 (± 10.4) 20 (70) Thrombin injection used in 5, IV ultrasound in 4 and intra operative CT in 5 cases
Mansueto  [87] 12 12 Coils + thrombin 11 (92) 12 10 (83) Thrombin injection used in 5, IV ultrasound in 4 and intra operative CT in 5 cases