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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep:110:108636.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108636. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

Is intraoperative embolization with n-butyl cyanoacrylate an alternative option in carotid body tumors surgery? A case report

Nurkay Katrancioglu  1 , Faruk Serhatlioglu  2 , Ozgur Katrancioglu  3
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Is intraoperative embolization with n-butyl cyanoacrylate an alternative option in carotid body tumors surgery? A case report

Nurkay Katrancioglu et al. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction and importance: The risk of intraoperative bleeding is relatively considerable because carotid body tumors (CBT) have rich vascular structures. Aim is to reduce intraoperative bleeding with preoperative embolization. We present a unique technique for the successful surgical removal of a challenging CBT using intraoperative direct percutaneous intratumoral n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) embolization in a patient whose preoperative embolization failed and the operation could not be continued due to intraoperative bleeding.

Clinical presentation: A 67-year-old female patient presented with 7 cm Shamblin class 3 CBT on her right neck. Due to the failure of the preoperative embolization, bleeding developed during the operation. In the case of Shamblin class 3 CBT, the primary concern was not the volume of bleeding, but the difficulty in seeing the dissection line due to hemorrhage. Intraoperative n-BCA straight embolization totally controlled the bleeding. The CBT was then readily removed.

Clinical discussion: Effective management of intraoperative hemorrhage is essential to ensure successful progression of surgical procedures of CBT. Hemorrhage causes complete disappearance of the dissection line, which is already difficult to detect due to adventitia invasion. It is clear that another method is needed when preoperative embolization or covered stenting fails. n-BCA has been used in the endovenous treatment of varicose veins for a long time, but to the best of our knowledge, there is no other case of its use in intraoperative CBT embolization.

Conclusion: Direct intraoperative embolization with n-BCA may be an alternative when other techniques are insufficient.

Keywords: Carotid body tumor; Glomus tumor; Intraoperative embolization; n-butyl cyanoacrylate.

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Figures

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Computed tomography image of the carotid body tumor.
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Intraoperative image of carotid body tumor.
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Surgical view of internal, external and common carotid artery after carotid body tumor excision.
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Surgically excised carotid body tumor.
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