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 |
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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 |