01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Multicenter retrospective investigation into migration of fenestrated aortic stent grafts

Andrew England, PhD, Marta García-Fiñana, PhD, Richard G. McWilliams, FRCR, EBIR

Objective: Fenestrated stent grafts are subject to the same hemodynamic forces that have resulted in migration of standard infrarenal stent grafts. Outcome data for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair consist of short-term and midterm efficacy studies where migration was generally poorly investigated. This study investigated the migration of fenestrated stent grafts in patients treated by fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair in the United Kingdom.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Aneurysmal degeneration of the thoracoabdominal aorta after medical management of type B aortic dissections

Christopher A. Durham, MD, Nathan J. Aranson, MD, Emel A. Ergul, MS, Linda J. Wang, MD, Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH, Richard P. Cambria, MD, Mark F. Conrad, MD, MMSc

Background: Patients with uncomplicated type B aortic dissections who are managed medically are at risk of aortic aneurysmal degeneration over time. However, the effect of improvement in antihypertensive medications and stricter blood pressure control is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine the rate of aneurysmal degeneration in a contemporary cohort of patients with medically treated type B dissection.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Three-year outcome of the heparin-bonded Viabahn for superficial femoral artery occlusive disease

Bahar Golchehr, MD, Rombout Kruse, MD, PhD, Laurens A. van Walraven, MD, Mare M.A. Lensvelt, MD, PhD, Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD, Michel M.P.J. Reijnen, MD, PhD

Objective: Self-expanding covered stents for superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusive disease have undergone an evolution during the years. Early results of the latest generation, the heparin-bonded Viabahn (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) with a contoured proximal edge, were promising, with reported 1-year primary patency rates of 73% to 78% in long lesions. The aim of this study was to present the 3-year outcome of the heparin-bonded Viabahn for SFA occlusive disease.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Lesion complexity drives the cost of superficial femoral artery endovascular interventions

Karen L. Walker, MD, Brian W. Nolan, MD, Jesse A. Columbo, MD, Eva M. Rzucidlo, MD, Philip P. Goodney, MD, Daniel B. Walsh, MD, Benjamin J. Atkinson, BA, Richard J. Powell, MD

Objective: Patients who undergo endovascular treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease vary greatly in lesion complexity and treatment options. This study examined the association of lesion severity and cost of SFA stenting and to determine if procedure cost affects primary patency at 1 year.

01 noviembre 2015

RADIOLOGY. Unresectable Adrenal Metastases: Clinical Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation

Takaaki Hasegawa, MD, Koichiro Yamakado, MD, Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, MD, Junji Uraki, MD, Takashi Yamanaka, MD, Masashi Fujimori, MD, Manabu Miki, MD, Takeshi Sasaki, MD, Hajime Sakuma, MD, Yoshiki Sugimura, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of unresectable adrenal metastasis.

01 noviembre 2015

RADIOLOGY. Open-Label Single-Arm Phase II Trial of Sorafenib Therapy with Drug-eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Results

David P. Cosgrove, MD, Diane K. Reyes, NP, Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, Allen L. Feng, MD, Ihab R. Kamel, MD, PhD, Jean-François H. Geschwind, MD

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of combined continuous sorafenib therapy and drug-eluting bead (DEB) transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Vascular Plug–Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for the Treatment of Gastric Varices and Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Dong Il Gwon, MD, Young Hwan Kim, MD, Gi-Young Ko, MD, Jong Woo Kim, MD, Heung Kyu Ko, MD, Jin Hyoung Kim, MD, Ji Hoon Shin, MD, Hyun-Ki Yoon, MD, Kyu-Bo Sung, MD

Purpose: To evaluate technical and clinical outcomes of vascular plug–assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (PARTO) for the treatment of gastric varices (GVs) and hepatic encephalopathy (HE).

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Outcomes of Coverage of the Left Subclavian Artery during Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta

Benjamin N. Contrella, MD, Saher S. Sabri, MD, Margaret C. Tracci, MD, JD, James R. Stone, MD, PhD, John A. Kern, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, John F. Angle, MD

Purpose: To report outcomes of coverage of the left subclavian artery (LSCA) during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Intrahepatic Activity Distribution in Radioembolization with Yttrium-90–Labeled Resin Microspheres Using the Body Surface Area Method—A Less than Perfect Model

Oliver S. Grosser, PhD, Gerhard Ulrich, MD, Christian Furth, MD, Maciej Pech, MD, Jens Ricke, MD, Holger Amthauer, MD, Juri Ruf, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the influence of the parameters of the body surface area (BSA) method in hepatic radioembolization using yttrium-90–labeled microspheres on the determination of the prescribed activity.

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. A Single-Center Retrospective Comparison of Doxorubicin-Loaded HepaSphere Transarterial Chemoembolization with Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Fahrettin Kucukay, MD, Serife Badem, MD, Adnan Karan, MD, Mustafa Ozdemir, MD, Riza S. Okten, MD, Nilgun I. Ozbulbul, MD, Murat B. Kucukay, MD, Ipek Unlu, BScN, Erdal B. Bostanci, MD, Meral Akdogan, MD

Purpose: To compare doxorubicin-loaded HepaSphere transarterial chemoembolization versus conventional transarterial chemoembolization in terms of survival, time to recurrence, acute reversible hepatotoxicity, postembolization syndrome, and chemoembolization-related mortality and morbidity.

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Yttrium-90 Glass-Based Microsphere Radioembolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Secondary to the Hepatitis B Virus: Safety, Efficacy, and Survival

Derek M. Biederman, MD, Joseph J. Titano, MD, Karen M. Lee, MD, Elisa S. Pierobon, MD, Myron Schwartz, MD, Marcelo E. Facciuto, MD, Ganesh Gunasekaran, MD, Sander Florman, MD, Aaron M. Fischman, MD, Rahul S. Patel, MD, Nora E. Tabori, MD, Francis S. Nowakowski, MD, Edward Kim, MD

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of yttrium-90 radioembolization performed with glass-based microspheres in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) secondary to the hepatitis B virus (HBV).

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Lower Extremity Vascular Access in Neonates and Infants: A Single Institutional Experience

Marian Gaballah, DO, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, MD, Jeffrey I. Berman, PhD, J. Christopher Edgar, PhD, Melkamu Adeb, MD, Marc S. Keller, MD, Adeka McIntosh, MD, Maricarmen Nazario, MD, Anne Marie Cahill, MBBCh

Purpose: To demonstrate feasibility and evaluate outcomes of direct-stick saphenous and single-incision tunneled femoral noncuffed central venous catheters (CVCs) placed in a large series of neonates and infants at a single institution.

01 noviembre 2015

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Total Occlusive and Subtotal Occlusive Disease of the Lower Extremity Arteries Using Reverse Attenuation Gradient Sign on CT Angiography

Jung Eun Lee, Hee Jin Park, So Yeon Lee, Eun Chul Chung, Myung Ho Rho, Jang Gyu Cha and Sun Joo Lee

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of the reverse attenuation gradient sign in occlusive lower extremity arterial disease through CT angiography (CTA).

01 noviembre 2015

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. CT-Guided Lead Placement for Selective Sacral Neuromodulation to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions

Thomas Meissnitzer, Sophina Trubel, Reinhold Posch-Zimmermann and Matthias Wolfgang Meissnitzer

OBJECTIVE: Selective sacral neuromodulation may fail after fluoroscopically guided lead placement because of malpositioning. We implemented a new technique to attain precise lead placement.

01 noviembre 2015

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Radiologic Retrograde Gastrostomy Tube Insertions Without the Use of Barium: Implications for Radiation Dose in Children

Brendan Kelly, Eamon Mullen and Bairbre Connolly

OBJECTIVE: Historically, percutaneous radiologic retrograde gastrostomy tube insertions in children were performed using barium to opacify the colon. The purpose of this study was to examine whether performing radiologic gastrostomy tube insertions without barium affects patient radiation dose.