TY - JOUR T1 - Major Complications of Percutaneous Embolization of Skull-Base Tumors JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 179 LP - 181 VL - 20 IS - 1 AU - Alfredo Casasco AU - Emmanuel Houdart AU - Alessandra Biondi AU - Harish S. Jhaveri AU - Denis Herbreteau AU - Armand Aymard AU - Jean-Jacques Merland Y1 - 1999/01/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/179.abstract N2 - Summary: The technique of direct intratumoral injection of permanent liquid polymerizing agent was initially described in 1994 and has evolved significantly with experience. We report complications that occurred in two patients during injection of Histoacryl and offer suggestions to prevent such complications in the future. In one patient, the glue settled in the right middle cerebral artery; in the second, the glue entered the left ophthalmic artery through a collateral branch. Although the fundamental injection technique has not changed, we suggest additional precautions and modifications to make this procedure a safer and more valuable element in the overall management of patients with difficult skull-base tumors. ER -