[Roentgenological-endovascular occlusion and ligation of internal iliac arteries in bleeding tumors of the bladder]

Abstract

A comparative estimation of the effectiveness of hemostasis by means of ligation of the internal iliac arteries and roentgen-endovascular occlusion of these vessels was carried out in 30 patients with a bleeding carcinoma of the urinary bladder and prostate growing into its wall. For the occlusion of the internal iliac artery metallic spirals were used in 15 patients, in 4 of them they were used in combination with a gelatine sponge. The roentgen-endovascular occlusion is thought by the authors to be the method of choice.