Live Kidney AML Angiomyolipoma Embolization Treatment Doctor

Benign kidney tumor called an AML treated with liquid embolization, a mixture of a sterile glue and poppy seed oil. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐌𝐋? A renal #angiomyolipoma “AML” is a benign tumor made of blood vessels, muscle cells and fat. Once they reach a certain size, they can burst causing life-threatening bleeding into the abdomen. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? The gold standard treatment is non-surgical embolization, which cuts off its blood supply so that there is no risk of bleeding. This is performed by a board certified vascular and interventional radiologist. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭