Compressive hematoma due to pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery: a rare cause of obstructive jaundice after single-port cholecystectomy.

Single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered as a form of natural orifice surgery with better esthetic outcomes than traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is a technically demanding procedure, and no adequately powered trial has assessed the safety of this technique. Vascular injuries are less common than bile duct injuries during this procedure, but they can be rapidly fatal.

Incidence of pulmonary cement embolism after real-time CT fluoroscopy-guided vertebroplasty.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty in procedures performed under real-time computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy guidance.

Materials And Methods: A total of 85 vertebroplasties were performed in 51 consecutive patients (31 women, 20 men; mean age, 71.9 y; range, 48-92 y) in 51 sessions.

Peripherally inserted central catheter placement in cancer patients with profound thrombocytopaenia: a prospective analysis.

Objective: No studies have specifically evaluated the safety of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement in patients with profound thrombocytopaenia. We prospectively determined the frequency of haemorrhagic complications of PICC placement in cancer patients with uncorrected profound thrombocytopaenia.

Methods: Profound thrombocytopaenia was defined as a platelet count <50 × 10(9)/l.