Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the prediction of intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing resection for carotid body paraganglioma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intraoperative blood loss (IBL) is a common complication of carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) resection, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can quantitatively assess the perfusion of CBP. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of CEUS in predicting the IBL in patients undergoing resection for CBP.

Methods

This study included 10 consecutive patients who underwent CBP surgery and preoperative evaluation of CBP perfusion via CEUS between November 2020 and December 2021. The correlation between CEUS enhancement pattern and quantitative perfusion parameters and IBL were determined using stepwise multiple regression analysis.

Results

The median age of the 10 patients was 57 [interquartile range (IQR), 51-66] years old, and 8 of them were fe

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11994517 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature