Open AccessThe Endovascular Management of a Neurofibromatosis Vasculopathy
Author(s) -
Andrew M.T.L. Choong,
Swethan Alagaratnam,
Samir Suliman,
Panagiotis D. Gikas,
Timothy Briggs,
Ai Poh Loh,
Kevin Lotzof
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-9116
pISSN - 1538-5744
DOI - 10.1177/1538574412454583
Subject(s) - medicine , microcoil , neurofibromatosis , bleed , embolization , hemostasis , surgery , angiography , radiology , amputation , neurofibromatosis type i , electromagnetic coil , electrical engineering , engineering
We describe the management of a 30-year-old male with type I neurofibromatosis who required an above-knee amputation for bleeding, infection, swelling, and multiple severe joint instability. Postoperatively, he continued to bleed from the stump site. Angiography revealed multiple small distal bleeding aneurysms. Hemostasis was eventually achieved with standard microcoil embolization.
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