1603 Angiographic Embolization and Trauma: Successful Treatment in two Adolescents

Angiographic embolization is used in adult trauma for bleeding control and organ preservation. Experience in children is limited probably because of a higher success rate of non operative management for solid organ injuries (96–100%) and for technical limits due to smaller size of arteries. We present successful application of angiographic embolization in 2 adolescents. Both patients reached hemodynamic stability after procedure. No complications occurred. Angiographic embolization can be a support to non operative management of trauma also in pediatric age to permit organ preservation and to avoid additional trauma of open surgery in critical patients.