Outcome and prognostic factors of spontaneous XXXX treated with transarterial embolization.

@entity1 @entity3375 @entity548 @entity75 @entity5 @entity648 @entity843 @entity887 @entity1011 @entity157 @entity715
BACKGROUND: @entity157 ( @entity157 ) is a life-threatening condition accompanied by @entity548 . @entity887 (TAE/ @entity3375 ) can be used as the first-line treatment to achieve initial homeostasis. PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of TAE/ @entity3375 for spontaneous @entity157 and to determine the prognostic factors affecting survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinicoradiologic data of 47 @entity1 (8 @entity1 , 39 @entity1 ; median age 64.4 years) with serum @entity648 levels <3.0 mg/dL that underwent TAE/ @entity3375 for @entity157 between January 2004 and June 2010. Survival rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and prognostic factors of poor survival were obtained by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: The clinical success rate of TAE/ @entity3375 was 94% (44/47). The median survival time was 179.6 days. The 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month survival rates were 75%, 54%, 48%, and 43%, respectively. Old age, a previous history of @entity3375 for @entity157 , low initial hemoglobin level, higher blood transfusion requirement, @entity1 -Pugh class C, high serum @entity648 level, low serum albumin level, prolonged prothrombin time, high serum @entity1011 level on admission, presence of @entity75 , severe @entity843 , lobar TAE/ @entity3375 , presence of @entity715 , and @entity5 involving both lobes were associated with poor survival. Multivariate analysis revealed that higher blood transfusion requirement, @entity1 -Pugh class C, presence of @entity715 , and @entity5 involving both lobes were significant predictors of poor survival. CONCLUSION: TAE/ @entity3375 is effective for achieving initial hemostasis, which is critical to survival. Regardless of successful TAE/ @entity3375 , the survival rate in @entity1 with @entity1 -Pugh class C remains poor. @entity715 and @entity5 extent are significant image parameters for predicting survival after TAE/ @entity3375 for @entity157 .
