Only Tumors Angiographically Identified as Hypervascular Exhibit Lower Intraoperative Blood Loss Upon Selective Preoperative Embolization of Spinal Metastases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BackgroundThe role of preoperative embolization (PE) in reducing intraoperative blood loss (IBL) during surgical treatment of spinal metastases remains controversial.MethodsA systematic search was conducted for retrospective studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the IBL between a...

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Main Authors: Yining Gong, Changming Wang, Hua Liu, Xiaoguang Liu, Liang Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.597476/full