Efficacy of prophylactic selective arterial embolization for renal angiomyolipomas: identifying predictors of 50% volume reduction

Efficacy of prophylactic selective arterial embolization for renal angiomyolipomas: identifying predictors of 50% volume reduction

Abstract Background Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has been widely performed for renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) as prophylaxis or emergency treatment. On the other hand, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors have recently been used for tuberous sclerosis (TSC)-related AMLs, and no...

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Main Authors: Hidenari Hongyo, Hiroki Higashihara, Keigo Osuga, Eiji Kashiwagi, Shinya Kosai, Keisuke Nagai, Kaishu Tanaka, Yusuke Ono, Takeshi Ujike, Motohide Uemura, Ryoichi Imamura, Norio Nonomura, Noriyuki Tomiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:CVIR Endovascular
Subjects:
Kidney neoplasms
Angiomyolipoma
Embolization
Therapeutic
Tuberous sclerosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-020-00179-2

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