Prophylactic gelatin sponge tract injection to prevent bleeding after percutaneous renal cryoablation in a swine model

• Main Authors: Sompol Permpongkosol, Theresa L. Nicol, Herman S. Bagga, Sahar Kohanim, Louis Kavoussi, Stephen B. Solomon
• Other Authors: The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23639
• Institution: Mahidol University

PURPOSE: Achievement of hemostasis can be a challenge during percutaneous renal cryoablation (PRC). This study describes the use of a porcine model to test the ability of gelatin sponge injection into the tract to limit bleeding at the site of cryoprobe puncture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of ni...