Combination of Alcohol and EVOH as a New Embolic Agent: Midterm Tissue and Inflammatory Effects in a Swine Model

Figure 3

Corticomedullary kidney histological analysis with light microscopy: (a, c) after embolization with AS18, infiltration of arterial lumens by granulomas (giant cells, fibroblasts, polynuclear cells, and lymphocytes) (blue asterisks) without any recanalization (white asterisk); (b, d) after embolization with S18®, infiltration of arterial lumens by granulomas (blue asterisks) and recanalization of embolized arteries (grey arrows). (a, b): ×20 magnification (c, d): ×100 magnification.

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