Splenic artery embolization (SAE) is an accepted nonsurgical intervention for the treatment of a variety of clinical disorders.
This minimally invasive procedure involves transcatheter occlusion of the splenic artery and/or its branch vessels using metallic coils, PVA particles, Glue or other embolic devices.
It has been applied for the management of splenic trauma, treatment of hypersplenism, blockage of splenic artery aneurysms or pseudoaneurysms, control of gastric variceal hemorrhage due to splenic vein thrombosis or portal hypertension and reduction of operative blood loss during splenectomy.
