Migration of n-BCA glue as a complication of venous malformation treatment in children

Lindsay M Eysenbach; Kevin S H Koo; Eric J Monroe; Joseph Reis; Jonathan A Perkins; Giridhar M Shivaram

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.07.065

Migration of n-BCA glue as a complication of venous malformation treatment in children

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Sep 14;16(11):3526-3533. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.07.065. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

Lindsay M Eysenbach¹, Kevin S H Koo^{1

2}, Eric J Monroe^{1

2}, Joseph Reis^{1

2}, Jonathan A Perkins^{3

4}, Giridhar M Shivaram^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine.
² Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital.

Abstract

Preoperative n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) embolization of venous malformations facilitates surgical resection. Although embolization is generally well-tolerated, central venous n-BCA migration can occur. The purpose of this article is to describe 3 cases of glue migration requiring glue embolectomy. Strategies for prevention and treatment of glue migration during embolization of venous malformations are reviewed.

Keywords: Embolization; Vascular malformation; n-butyl cyanoacrylate.

Publication types

Case Reports