An Ice Block: A Novel Technique of Successful Prevention of Cement Leakage Using an Ice Ball

Journal Article · Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-014-0991-1· OSTI ID:22469997

Garnon, Julien; Tsoumakidou, Georgia; Gangi, Afshin ^[1]

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1. Hôpital Universitaire de Strasbourg, Service d’Imagerie Interventionnelle (France)

We report three cases of painful bone metastases with extraosseous invasion treated with cementoplasty and cryoablation. Due to significant cortical loss in all cases, the ice ball was used simultaneously during cementoplasty to deter potential cement leakage. This was achieved by direct application of the ice ball against the cortical surface, resulting in adequate consolidation and successful containment of the cement within the treated bones. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report to describe such a combined technique.

• OSTI ID: 22469997
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 38, Issue 2; Conference: BSIR 2014: Britisch Society of Interventional Radiology 2014 annual meeting, Liverpool (United Kingdom), 12-14 Nov 2014; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
CONTAINMENT
ICE
LEAKS
METASTASES
SKELETON