Angiographic infarction of a large hypernephroma with a tissue adhesive for control of hematuria

J Urol. 1977 Nov;118(5):863-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58225-7.

Abstract

A case of a large inoperable hypernephroma in a 69-year-old man is presented. Recurrent life-threatening hematuria was controlled successfully by transcatheter embolization and infarction of the tumor using a tissue adhesive called isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate. The patient remained without hematuria for 18 months until death from extensive metastatic diseases. The advantages and disadvantages of tissue adhesive as an embolization material are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Aged
  • Bucrylate / therapeutic use
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Hematuria / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Male
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Bucrylate