Open AccessNot All Patients Undergoing Stabilization of Impending Pathologic Fractures for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastases to the Femur Need Preoperative Embolization
Author(s) -
Edward W. Jernigan,
Joshua N. Tennant,
Robert J. Esther
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000058
Subject(s) - medicine , embolization , renal cell carcinoma , perioperative , surgery , current procedural terminology , femur , blood transfusion , radiology
Preoperative transarterial embolization has been utilized in the surgical treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the femur to decrease perioperative blood loss. However, few studies have documented its efficacy in decreasing the proportion of patients receiving transfusions in the setting of prophylactic treatment of impending pathologic femur fractures.