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Address for Correspondence: Undurti N Das, R&D, UND Life Sciences, United States, Department of Medicine, GVP Medical College and Hospital, BioScience Research Centre, India Phone: 5089045376 e-mail: undurti@hotmail.com ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0191-9508 Received: 20 March 2020 Accepted: 30 March 2020 • DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2020.2020.3.109 Available at www.balkanmedicaljournal.org Cite this article as: Das UN. A Novel Embolization Technique to Stem Hemorrhage Complications and Cancer. Balkan Med J 2020;37:182-3 ©Copyright 2020 by Trakya University Faculty of Medicine / The Balkan Medical Journal published by Galenos Publishing House. Transcatheter coil or medical glue embolization is one of the most effective treatment options for various bleeding complications that may occur during various transcatheter procedures, such as coronary artery catheterization and bleeding that occur during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) treatment. Various other materials that could be used in embolization include coils, ethanol, sodium tetradecyl sulfate, cyanoacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, microspheres, and gelatin sponge (Gelfoam), among others. Embolic agents are either temporary or permanent. Permanent agents are more common, and there are many applicable subsets, including liquid agents, particulates, coils, and detachable plugs and balloons (Figure 1). Catheter embolization can be applied to almost any part of the body to control or prevent abnormal bleeding due to several causes (1). Some common problems that are treated using catheter embolization include: i. Bleeding due to traumatic injury. Most abdominal and pelvic injuries that cause bleeding because of ruptured arteries can be controlled by embolization. These injuries are generally due to motor vehicle accidents. ii. Gastrointestinal tract diseases, such as ulcers or diverticular disease that result in bleeding can be treated by embolization, and are the first line of treatment for gastrointestinal bleeding of any cause. iii. Bleeding, as a result of vascular malformations, such as arteriovenous malformations in the lungs or brain, is treated by catheter embolization. iv. Embolization is used to treat tumor bleeding. • Menorrhagia, or heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids, can be treated by embolization as an alternative to hysterectomy. • Tumor embolization to decrease or cut off the blood supply to tumors is another good indication for catheter embolization. This technique is used when the tumor is difficult to reach or too vascular or impossible to remove. The embolization procedure may also be used to administer chemotherapy. Tumor reduction that occurs following chemoembolization may help to shrink a tumor, thereby enabling its removal surgically. • Elimination of an arteriovenous malformation or arteriovenous fistula or aneurysm, especially in the brain or spinal cord, is another excellent indication for embolization. • Treatment of varicoceles in the scrotum by embolization is also not uncommon. • Decreasing the size of congenital venous malformations to decrease pain, swelling, and clot formation can also be achieved by embolization.