Animal Experimental Study of the National EVAL Embolic Mixture / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the technical feasibility and embolic effect of embolism with the national ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer(EVAL)embolic mixture in an animal model.Methods 6 swines,25~30 kg,no matter male or female were used in this study.Superselective catheterization of ascending pharyngeal artery or rete mirable(RMB) was performed under general anaesthesia,then EVAL embolic mixture was injected to make the vascular embolism until satisfaction under fluoroscopy.The swines after embolism were followed-up 1 day,1 week,4 weeks,8 weeks,12 weeks,24 weeks and DSA,histopathological examination were respectively done.Results The embolic programes were successful in all animals,but one because of over reflux,and the embolic blood vessels could not be showed on angiography.In gross pathology,black embolic EVAL inside the vessels could be seen,which were firm and easily dissected.In histopathology,in the acute phase,all of vessel walls were destroyed in different degree,there were many neutrophils and eosinophils around the EVAL embolic mixtures and out of the vessels,and a lot of red cells could be seen,in subacute and chronic phase,mild to moderate mixed inflammatory infiltrates with histoleucocytes and large foreign-body giant cells were seen in occluded vessels.Conclusion The national EVAL embolic mixture is a suitable and easy control vascular embolic material.