PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Trübenbach, J.
AU  - Nägele, T.
AU  - Bauer, T.
AU  - Ernemann, U.
TI  - Preoperative Embolization of Cervical Spine Osteoblastomas: Report of Three Cases
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1910--1912
VI  - 27
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/9/1910.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/9/1910.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Oct 01; 27
AB  - SUMMARY: Our aim was to describe the technique and clinical results of preoperative embolization of cervical spine osteoblastomas. We treated 3 patients with these tumors with transarterial embolization and subsequent surgical excision. In all 3 patients, distal access to the tumor-supplying vessels was gained with a microcatheter and embolization was performed with polyvinyl alcohol particles. No complications occurred. Surgical resection was performed in all patients without relevant bleeding. The postoperative course was uneventful in all patients. Preoperative embolization is a valuable adjunct to the surgical treatment of osteoblastomas of the cervical spine.