Endovascular embolization therapy has made remarkable progress during the past two decades, driven primarily by improvements in digital imaging, breakthroughs in microcatheter technology and coil design, and the development of new embolic materials. Initially employed in the management of musculoskeletal trauma, embolization therapy now has a wide range of applications. It permits effective non-operative management of major hepatic, splenic, and renal injuries that once posed a tremendous challenge to the trauma surgeon and has also become an integral facet of the modern oncology center.

Further important indications include uterine fibroids, vascular malformations, visceral aneurysms and GI bleeding. This volume and volume 2 present the current state of the art in this exciting and growing field. High informational content is supplemented by detailed graphics, providing a comprehensive reference work for both experts and novices in the field.

General Principles: Embolotherapy: Basic Principles and Applications

Embolization Tools
Controlled Delivery of Pushable Fibered Coils for Large Vessel Embolotherapy
Workup and Follow-Up After Embolization
GI: Upper GI Bleeding
Embolization for Lower GI Bleeding
Haemobilia and Bleeding Complications in Pancreatitis.-Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices in Portal Hypertension
Gynecology and Obstetrics: Obstetrical Bleeding
Fibroids
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Genitourinary: Varicoceles Embolization
Embolization Therapy for High-Flow Priapism
Aorto-Iliac: Endoleak: Definition, Diagnosis and Managements
Embolization of Internal Iliac Artery Before Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Respiratory System: Bronchial Artery Embolization
Fibroid Embolisation Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
Subject Index
List of Contributors
Contents and List of Contributors of Volume 2