Baseline Central

A 78 year old male patient was admitted to emergency department and underwent a total body CT scan after a car  accident.

The scans showed large subcapsular haematoma with active arterial supply at the middle-lower third level of the left kidney .

Angiography Scan

A Direxion™ 0.021" (0.53mm) microcatheter was used to engage the left renal artery and perform a super-selective catheterization of the middle-inferior lobe vessels.

The angiographic image confirmed active bleeding due to arterial laceration.

Embolization

The first embolization was performed with Interlock™ detachable coils 3x40 mm.

Then using the same Direxion™, with an accurate torquablility performance, we were able to perform distal embolization,, preserving  renal parenchyma,  by using Interlock™ detachable coil 2x40mm.

Result

The final angiographic image confirmed a very good and precise  embolization.

After 5 days CT-scan showed a  capsular hematoma reduction and the absence of active bleeding.