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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2023; 07(02): 118-121
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761605
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Selective Vesical Artery Embolization in Refractory BK Virus Hemorrhagic Cystitis

Saurabh Kumar
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Rahul Bhargava
2   Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Meet Kumar
2   Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Vikas Dua
2   Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India
,
Santosh Santosh
2   Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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Abstract

In hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients, BK virus-related hemorrhagic cystitis is a well-known complication. It increases the risk of death and morbidity of HSCT recipients with simultaneous increase in healthcare cost burden, as a result of prolonged hospital admissions. There are many conservative therapeutic strategies available for the treatment that are effective in treatment of milder forms of hemorrhagic cystitis. Vesical artery embolization is one of the nonsurgical bailout procedure in patient's refractory to medical therapy with added advantage of avoidance of high-risk definitive surgical procedure of cystectomy or urinary diversion in these critical immunosuppressed patients.

Keywords

hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - BK virus - hemorrhagic cystitis


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Article published online:
17 February 2023

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