abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy of ethanolamine oleate (EO) as a sclerosing agent for a symptomatic hepatic or renal cyst. Seven patients with symptomatic hepatic (n = 3) or renal cysts (n = 4) were treated by sclerotherapy with EO. The cyst size in the greater diameter ranged from 6 to 13 cm. The cyst was punctured under u...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Yamamoto K,Sakaguchi H,Anai H,Tanaka T,Morimoto K,Kichikawa K,Uchida H

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of a central venous catheter-malposition-induced life-threatening cardiac tamponade as a result of computed tomography (CT) with contrast enhancement in an infant with a ventricular septal defect and pulmonary atresia after a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. The diagnosis was confirmed by chest r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Liang CD,Ko SF,Huang CF,Chien SJ,Tiao MM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous drainage of intraperitoneal abscesses with attention to recurrence and failure rates. A retrospective analysis of percutaneous treatment of 300 intraperitoneal abscesses in 255 patients (147 male, 108 female; average age: 38 years; range: 40 days to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Akinci D,Akhan O,Ozmen MN,Karabulut N,Ozkan O,Cil BE,Karcaaltincaba M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old male presented with intermittent massive hemorrhage from recurrent oropharyngeal cancer. The angiogram showed the encasements at the main trunk of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) and external carotid artery (ECA). Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of the ECA with gelatin sponge particles a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Kakizawa H,Toyota N,Hieda M,Hirai N,Tachikake T,Horiguchi J,Ito K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 72-year-old female with an unusual intracranial bleeding complication after an extracranial carotid artery stenting procedure performed for a tight left ICA stenosis associated with contralateral carotid occlusion. Two hours after the procedure, the initial signs of intracranial bleeding appeared that l...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Krajickova D,Krajina A,Nova M,Raupach J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rectal injuries caused by foreign bodies or iatrogenic insertions may lead to severe complications whose therapeutic management remains controversial. At times, both the rapid identification and treatment of subsequent active rectal bleeding may be challenging, especially when endoscopy fails to locate and control the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Pichon N,François B,Pichon-Lefièvre F,Mathonnet M,Maubon A,Vignon P

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiology is a key specialty within a liver transplant program. Interventional techniques not only contribute to graft and recipient survival but also allow appropriate patient selection and ensure that recipients with severe liver decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma or portal hypertension are transplanted with t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Karani JB,Yu DF,Kane PA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for gallstones. There is an increased incidence of bile duct injuries in LC compared with the open technique. Isolated right segmental hepatic duct injury (IRSHDI) represents a challenge not only for management but also for diagnosis. We present our e...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Perini RF,Uflacker R,Cunningham JT,Selby JB,Adams D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper presents a modification of the known method for percutaneous treatment of hydatid cyst, the PAIR technique. It aimed to achieve safe aspiration of large symptomatic cysts and cysts with a danger of impending rupture. METHODS:We designed a coaxial catheter system to achieve concomitant evacuation of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Gabal AM,Khawaja FI,Mohammad GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man presented with a case of postoperative enterocutaneous fistula with anastomotic stenosis after a Billroth I operation that was resistant to conservative treatment. This fistula was successfully treated with the placement of a covered metallic stent under fluoroscopic guidance. To our knowledge, this ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Kang YJ,Oh JH,Yoon Y,Kim EJ,Ryu KN,Lim JW,Kim DY,Kang HS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 50 years the introduction of several imaging technologies have been pivotal in reducing mortality associated with coronary artery disease. However coronary disease continues to be the leading cause of mortality in the industrialized world. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has recently been introduced f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Patel NA,Stamper DL,Brezinski ME

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has become the reperfusion method of choice in patients with coronary artery disease. This sometimes complicated and lengthy procedure is performed using fluoroscopy and cineradiography or digital imaging, which may result in considerable exposure to ioni...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Lambe M,Hall P,Granath F,Sadr Azodi O,Nilsson T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CT-guided needle biopsy is a common procedure for obtaining a tissue diagnosis and consequently correctly managing patients. This procedure has many potential complications, ranging from simple pneumothorax or self-limiting hemoptysis to life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage and air embolism. Though the latter is a ra...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Mansour A,AbdelRaouf S,Qandeel M,Swaidan M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of nitric acid (NO) on vessel response to injury include the inhibition of platelet adhesion, platelet aggregation, leukocyte adhesion and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Releasing NO from a stent might reduce the clinical problem of restenosis. The present study was designed to examine whether...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Hou D,Narciso H,Kamdar K,Zhang P,Barclay B,March KL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare vascular malformation of the lung which may occur as an isolated entity or in association with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Because of considerable risk of serious complications such as cerebral embolism, brain abscess and pulmonary hemorrhage, defi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Cil BE,Erdogan C,Akmangit I,Cekirge S,Balkanci F

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stent grafting may be an alternative to surgery for patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm and coexistent horseshoe kidney but is not without difficulties. This study examines the renal consequences of aortic stent grafting in such patients. This is a retrospective review of patients with horseshoe kidney i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Jackson RW,Fay DM,Wyatt MG,Rose JD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient was 58-year-old male with mucinous cyst adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Prior to total pancreatectomy, preoperative CT and angiography showed a high-grade arteriosclerotic stenosis of about 1.0 cm in length in the ostium of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), as well as the development of collateral vess...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Tanigawa N,Kariya S,Komemushi A,Satoi S,Kamiyama Y,Sawada S,Kojima H,Sougawa M,Takai Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a series of cases of non-cirrhotic patients with symptomatic massive portal thrombosis treated by percutaneous techniques. All patients underwent a TIPS procedure in order to maintain the patency of the portal vein by facilitating the outflow. METHODS:A total of six patients were treated for thrombo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Bilbao JI,Elorz M,Vivas I,Martínez-Cuesta A,Bastarrika G,Benito A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we present an unusual case of hepatic artery aneurysm bleeding due to a hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. The patient developed a recurrent hepatic artery thrombosis leading to severe graft failure in four consecutive liver transplantations. While being evaluated for a fifth transp...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Millonig G,Graziadei IW,Waldenberger P,Koenigsrainer A,Jaschke W,Vogel W

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the results of self-expanding metallic stent insertion into benign proximal tracheal stenosis in patients not appropriate or unfit for surgical repair. Proximal benign tracheal stenoses had occurred in 11 patients (7 men, 4 women, mean age 68.8 years) after long-time intubation (n = 6), tracheostomy (n = 4...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Sesterhenn AM,Wagner HJ,Alfke H,Werner JA,Lippert BM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of local thrombolysis in the treatment of acute lower limb ischemia complicating the utilization of the Duett sealing device are presented. Routine usage of several vascular closure devices after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been adopted in our institution during...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Katsouras CS,Michalis LK,Leontaridis I,Kolettis T,Naka KK,Goudevenos JA,Rees MR,Sideris DA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if the image quality of gadolinium digital subtraction angiography (DSA) can be improved by the addition of small quantities of iodinated contrast to gadolinium. The optical density (OD) of a mixture of four parts gadolinium-based contrast to one part iodinated contrast was m...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Badiola CM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare complication rates and tube performance of percutaneous mushroom gastrostomy, balloon gastrostomy, and gastrojejunostomy. METHODS:Between September 9, 1999 and April 23, 2001, 203 patients underwent 250 radiologically guided percutaneous gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy procedures. Follow-up was co...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Yip D,Vanasco M,Funaki B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optional (retrievable) inferior cava filters (IVC) may have advantages over permanent filters in a certain subset of patients, especially in view of recent concerns about the long-term thrombotic complications of the latter. Retrieval of the Guenther Tulip Filter (GTF), an optional filter, has been reported in a total...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Brountzos EN,Kaufman JA,Lakin PL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three aging failing hemodialysis polytetrafluoroethylene bypass shunts, average age 44 months, previously percutaneously revised with balloon angioplasty, presented with pseudoaneurysms and recurrent thrombosis. All were treated with percutaneous covered stent placement within their affected limbs. One graft was ligat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Silas AM,Bettmann MA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a most unusual problem of a split needle following a lung radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedure. We encountered the problem when retracting the electrode hooks into the shaft at completion of the ablation. We describe the process we adopted to overcome this problem. Charring of the ablated tissue can cau...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Steinke K,King J,Glenn D,Morris DL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the results of covered stent applications in iatrogenic vascular injuries. METHODS:We report 17 patients (11 men, 6 women; age range 20-59 years, mean age 40 years) who underwent repair of different iatrogenic vascular lesions by means of endovascular covered stents. The patient population consisted ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Baltacioğlu F,Cimşit NC,Cil B,Cekirge S,Ispir S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of thrombin to treat a type II endoleak which was causing continued abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion in a patient who had undergone endovascular repair. A small quantity of thrombin was injected into the leak by a percutaneous approach directly into the aneurysm sac using color doppler...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Ellis PK,Kennedy PT,Collins AJ,Blair PH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When compared in a uterine artery embolization (UAE) animal model, Embospheres (ES) (Biosphere Medical, Rockland, MA) were found to induce less uterine ischemia than polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles. Given this finding, we aimed to test the hypothesis that ES is associated with less pain after UAE than PVA in human p...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Ryu RK,Omary RA,Sichlau MJ,Siddiqi A,Chrisman HB,Nemcek AA Jr,Vogelzang RL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of neoadjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy (NAIC) for locally advanced uterine cervical cancer, and to analyze factors influencing the response to the chemotherapy. METHODS:Thirty-four patients with invasive cervical cancer more than 4 cm in diameter were enrolled in this study. NAIC wa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Kobayashi K,Furukawa A,Takahashi M,Murata K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate pressure and maximum rate of rise of systolic pressure (peak dP/dt) in completely excluded aneurysms and endoleaks to determine the hemodynamic impact of endoleaks. METHODS:In mongrel dogs (n = 36) experimental aneurysms were created by insertion of a patch (portion of rectus abdominis muscle sh...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Pitton MB,Schmenger P,Düber C,Neufang A,Thelen M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the angiographic features of hepatic involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), particularly the presence of portovenous shunts. METHODS:We reviewed the angiographic findings of seven patients with HHT. The patients comprised three women and four men with a mean age of 51 years. R...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Hashimoto M,Tate E,Nishii T,Watarai J,Shioya T,White RI

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the technique and feasibility of renal artery angioplasty and stenting from the radial artery. METHODS:A series of 19 patients were evaluated for transradial renal artery intervention. Procedures were performed using carbon dioxide gas (CO2) as the preferred angiographic contrast agent. Interventio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Kessel DO,Robertson I,Taylor EJ,Patel JV

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of OK-432 sclerotherapy in the treatment of lymphangiomas. METHODS:The treatment was begun for 14 patients with lymphangioma. The age range of the patients at the time of the first injection was from 10 months to 42 years. Eleven of the lesions involved the head and neck region, two t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Rautio R,Keski-Nisula L,Laranne J,Laasonen E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the safety and efficacy of three closure devices (Angioseal, Vasoseal and Duett) used to close arterial puncture sites in patients who underwent coronary percutaneous procedures. METHODS:A prospective randomized, single-center trial was carried out of consecutive patients who underwent coronary ang...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Michalis LK,Rees MR,Patsouras D,Katsouras CS,Goudevenos J,Pappas S,Sourla E,Kolettis T,Sioros L,Zotou P,Gartzou-Matsouka P,Sideris DA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior vena caval (IVC) filter thrombosis in patients with contraindications to anticoagulant therapy is a difficult and challenging clinical problem. We report our experience in treating three such patients using a mechanical thrombectomy device, which resulted in rapid symptomatic relief until anticoagulant therap...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Poon WL,Luk SH,Yam KY,Lee AC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Liquid sources of radiation delivered in angioplasty balloons may be a convenient self-centering device used for prevention of in-stent restenosis. To test the effectiveness of this method an intravascular brachytherapy study was performed using 32P liquid sources in an animal model. METHODS:The radial dose di...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Wilczek K,Walichiewicz P,Petelenz B,Jache W,Jochem J,Tomasik A,Bilski P,Snietura M,Wodniecki J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a young break-dancer presenting with hammer syndrome. This syndrome has been correlated with many professional and recreational activities but this is, to our knowledge, the first description of hammer syndrome caused by break-dancing. The etiology, diagnosis and treatment modalities of this rare...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Schneider F,Milesi I,Haesler E,Wicky S,Schnyder P,Denys A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 70-year-old woman with hepatic encephalopathy due to an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt that was successfully occluded by percutaneous transcatheter embolization with n-butyl cyanoacrylate and microcoils. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Yamagami T,Nakamura T,Iida S,Kato T,Tanaka O,Matsushima S,Ito H,Okuyama C,Ushijima Y,Shiga K,Nishimura T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively identify the complications, and rates of complication, in outpatient angiography and interventional procedures. METHODS:There were 1050 consecutive patients, 646 men and 404 women, aged 17-89 years, with a total of 1239 procedures studied in a 2-year period, 1997 to 1999. RESULTS:There were 5...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Young N,Chi KK,Ajaka J,McKay L,O'Neill D,Wong KP

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00