Transarterial Onyx Embolization of Sacral Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors

Yin C. Hu
C. Benjamin Newman
Randall W. Porter, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow
Felipe C. Albuquerque, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow

Department

neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Aim: To report a successful transarterial Onyx embolization of a highly vascularized sacral chordoma. Case presentation: A 74-year-old patient presented with progressive lower back pain and anorectal and urogenital dysfunction complicated by excessive intraoperative blood loss requiring emergent endovascular intervention. Intervention: Emergent pelvic angiography demonstrated a highly vascularized sacral chordoma. Transarterial embolization with Onyx was performed successfully via a single arterial pedicle, the median sacral artery. Surgical extirpation was achieved with the expected amount of intraoperative blood loss without further complications. Conclusion: Preoperative transarterial Onyx embolization can be performed safely and effectively to assist in the surgical resection of sacral chordomas. © 2011 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

ISSN

1759-8478

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

85

Last Page

87

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1136/jnis.2010.003020

Recommended Citation

Hu, Yin C.; Newman, C. Benjamin; Porter, Randall W.; and Albuquerque, Felipe C., "Transarterial Onyx Embolization of Sacral Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature" (2011). Neurosurgery. 480.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/480