Splenic embolization requires specialized facilities and staff, including a vascular surgeon or interventional radiologist. They need to be experienced in carrying out a certain type of artery ...

For this reason, doctors will usually try to preserve a portion of your spleen or opt for splenic embolization. About 10% to 40% of people with splenic injuries will need surgery.

The impact of refinement in technique with limited volume embolization (50-70%) of the spleen upon morbidity and mortality has not been well studied. Methods: A retrospective review of ...

On Jan. 12, pitcher Carl Pavano , currently a free agent, slipped while shoveling snow and suffered a ruptured spleen . According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune , the seemingly ...

Blood transfusion, splenic artery embolization and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices. Immediate postprocedural CT scans of the abdomen, ...

By the time he finally had surgery to remove the spleen, on Jan. 19, ... Doctors there gave Pavano a blood transfusion and performed splenic embolization, blocking the blood supply to his spleen.