Fluoroscopic Radiation Burn After Embolization of a Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation

Fluoroscopic radiation burns are being reported with increasing frequency because of the rise in number and duration of procedures performed under fluoroscopic guidance. We report a fluoroscopic radiation burn to a patient's back after three separate attempts to embolize a symptomatic spinal ar...

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Published in:Journal of burn care & research 2009-03, Vol.30 (2), p.349-351
Main Authors: ALLEN, Brian, CUZZONE, Daniel, ROWIN, Craig, PERDRIZET, George, BABIGIAN, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Malformations - therapy
Back
Biological and medical sciences
Burns
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - therapy
Dermatology
Embolization, Therapeutic - methods
Fluoroscopy - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiation Injuries - etiology
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Radiation Injuries - therapy
Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects
Risk Factors
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:Fluoroscopic radiation burns are being reported with increasing frequency because of the rise in number and duration of procedures performed under fluoroscopic guidance. We report a fluoroscopic radiation burn to a patient's back after three separate attempts to embolize a symptomatic spinal arteriovenous malformation, requiring fasciocutaneous flaps to ultimately close the wound. Risk factors, physiology, and modifications to decrease fluoroscopic radiation burns are discussed.
ISSN:1559-047X
1559-0488
DOI:10.1097/BCR.0b013e318198a710