ABSTRACT
Objective To study the application of transcatheter superselective arterial embolization for the spinal tumorectomy preopera-tive.Methods From January 2009 to September 2015,the data of 65 patients with spinal tumor were collected.Before operation,all the pa-tients had been performed the transcatheter superselective arterial embolization by Seldinger technology,the embolization effect and the blood loss volume were recorded.Results The pathological vertebral body of 62 patients were significantly dyed and the tumor-feeding artery were obvious.But no obvious tumor-feeding artery and the tumor dyeing was found in 3 cases.The tumor-feeding artery positive incidence of angi-ography was 95.3%(62/65).All cases intubation was successful but one.After embolization, the pathological vertebral body was removed completely.The blood loss volume was 500-3 000 mL,with an average (1 400.65 ±230.62) mL.Conclusion The transcatheter superse-lective arterial embolization could reduce the blood loss in spinal tumorectomy and the operation risks,and increase the possibilities of radical resection,which is an effective preoperative intervention.