Publications by authors named "A Palestrant"
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a hydrodynamic thrombectomy system in a prospective, multicenter randomized comparison with pulse-spray thrombolysis in hemodialysis grafts.
Materials And Methods: Nine centers enrolled 120 adult patients with recently ( View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of fluoroscopically directed percutaneous gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy catheter placement with gastropexy.
Materials And Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed the charts from 643 patients referred for fluoroscopically directed percutaneous gastrostomy or gastrojejunostomy during a 9 1/2-year period. In 615 patients, placement was attempted with use of three T-fastener gastropexy devices followed by percutaneous gastric puncture.
Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been established as a faster and safer procedure than open surgical gastrostomy. It cannot be done, however, for many patients with partially obstructing pharyngeal or esophageal carcinoma, previous gastrectomy, upper abdominal surgery, or bowel distension from distal obstruction.
Patients And Methods: We attempted percutaneous radiologic-assisted gastrostomy (RAG) in 231 patients referred for gastrostomy, 38 of whom had a relative contraindication for PEG.