Comparison of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and polyvinyl alcohol particles for bronchial artery embolisation in primary lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Table 2 Angiographic findings and outcomes of BAE

Finding	NBCA group (n = 58)	PVA group (n = 64)	P-value
Angiographic findings
Tumour blush	58 (100)	64 (100)	0.999
Tortuous arteries	14 (24.1)	14 (21.9)	0.831
Bronchopulmonary shunt	10 (17.2)	9 (14.1)	0.815
Number of embolised vessels ^*	2.1 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 0.8	0.169
Technical success	57 (98.3)	61 (95.3)	0.621
Clinical success	47 (81.0)	34 (53.1)	0.002
Procedure time (min)^*	36.4 ± 21.6	56.3 ± 27.4	< 0.001
Dose–area product (Gy * cm²)	58.6 ± 64.0	233.5 ± 225.0	< 0.001

Data indicate number of patients; percentages are in parentheses
BAE: bronchial artery embolisation; NBCA: n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate; PVA: polyvinyl alcohol
^*Data are presented as means ± standard deviation

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