Partial splenic artery embolization for the treatment of patients with hypersplenism at high altitude region: clinical analysis / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical curative effect and significance of partial splenic artery embolization (PSE) for the treatment of patients with hypersplenism at high altitude region. Methods The clinical data of 66 patients with cirrhosis complicated by portal hypertension and hypersplenism, who lived in Xining City of Qinghai Province, the high altitude region in China, and were admitted to authors' hospital during the period from March 2015 to December 2016 to receive PSE, were retrospectively analyzed. White blood cell (WBC) count, red blood cell (RBC) count and platelet (PLT) count were calculated at one day before operation as well as at one, 7, 30 and 90 days after operation. Results The technical success rate of PSE was 100％. The mean WBC count determined at one, 7, 30 and 90 days after PSE was obviously different from that determined at one day before PSE, the differences were statistically significant (P＜0. 05). Conclusion For the treatment of patients with cirrhosis complicated by portal hypertension and hypersplenism, who live at high altitude region, PSE has reliable curative effect, therefore, this therapy is worth promoting in clinical practice. (J Intervent Radiol, 2018, 27: 271-273)