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Keywords:

trauma, limb, vascular, embolization, transcatheter embolization, endovascular treatment, arterial injuries, extremities, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, Trauma, TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION, ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT, ARTERIAL INJURIES, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aneurysm, False, Arteriovenous Fistula, Embolization, Therapeutic, Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials, Extremities, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Vascular Diseases, Vascular System Injuries, Young Adult, 1103 Clinical Sciences, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

Background: Arterial injuries to the extremities may result in severe hemorrhagic complications. Open surgical repair has been the standard of care for these patients, but endovascular management may be a valuable, less invasive alternative.