Female medical student impression of interventional radiology: what can we do to improve this?

Purpose: The number of female medical students has increased significantly in the last decade due to increased gender diversity. However, the number of female doctors going into interventional radiology (IR) does not reflect this trend on an international scale.

Methods: A standardized set of questions was created looking into medical students' demographics, awareness of IR, their general opinion, and whether they would consider IR as a potential career path.

Technical success and outcomes using a flexible bifurcated stent graft (Aorfix) in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic review.

: The Aorfix aortic stent graft is a modular device with greater compliance and flexibility. This systematic review aims to assess the evidence regarding the technical success and outcomes of the Aorfix stent graft.: Electronic bibliographic databases were searched.

Aortoenteric fistula after endovascular mycotic aortic aneurysm exclusion: lessons learned during the COVID-19 era.

We report a case of aortoenteric fistula 2 years following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for mycotic aneurysm presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Initial CT angiogram did not reveal the bleeding or connection to bowel, but endoscopy was suspicious of endograft in the duodenum. Management required a multidisciplinary approach.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis-the long and winding path.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare systemic disease. Two-third of the cases are idiopathic but assumed to have autoimmune process related to IgG-4. It is often a diagnosis of exclusion due to its non-specific clinical presentation.