Selective Transarterial Embolization for Intractable Hematuria Due to Bladder Carcinomas: A Single-Center Experience.

Objective: Malignant bladder neoplasms can cause life-threatening persistent hematuria. Selective transarterial embolization is an effective way to achieve hemostasis in such patients. The purpose of our study is to share our experience in these patients and to evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of this procedure.

Evaluation of Renal Artery Variations in Horseshoe Kidneys with Computed Tomography.

Objective: Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion anomaly, accounting for 90%. The study aims to explore the variations in the renal arteries of individuals with horseshoe kidney anomalies and contribute to the classification in the literature.

Materials And Methods: Computed tomography images of 145 individuals who had intravenous contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography for any reason and had horseshoe kidney anomalies were analyzed retrospectively, and the presence, origin, and number of accessory renal arteries were evaluated.

Percutaneous ablation treatment in metastatic lung tumors: a single-center experience.

Background: In recent years, many studies have proven that percutaneous thermal ablation is an effective second-line treatment method with low complication rates in early-stage non-small cell lung carcinoma and lung metastases. Radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation are commonly used for this purpose.

Purpose: To evaluate the factors affecting the success of the percutaneous thermal ablation treatment with technical success, complication rates, and long-term follow-up results in metastatic lung lesions.

Evaluation of the self-expanding effect of carotid stents in the early postoperative period.

Purpose: To evaluate the expansion effect of self-expandable stents during the first week after carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedure and to examine the variation of the effect according to the carotid plaque type.

Methods: Seventy stenotic carotid arteries of 69 patients were stented by using self-expanding Wallstents with diameters of 7 and 9 mm, after detection of stenosis and plaque type by Doppler ultrasonography. Post-stent aggressive ballooning was avoided and residual stenosis rates were measured with digital subtraction angiography.

An isolated traumatic renal artery pseudoaneurysm treated by renal artery stent insertion: a case report presenting a nephron-sparing approach.

Penetrating or blunt traumas can rarely lead to renal artery pseudoaneurysms (RAPs). Renal parenchymal lacerations usually accompany them, and nephrectomy is performed in these cases. Although angioembolization of the renal artery can negate the need for nephrectomy while treating the RAP, it is not a nephron-sparing procedure.

The relationship between ultrasonographic plaque morphology and histopathology of embolic material captured in the protective filter during carotid artery stenting.

Purpose: We aimed to correlate the presence or absence of embolic debris in filter-type embolic protection devices (EPD), which are frequently used during carotid artery stenting (CAS), with possible risk factors and ultrasonographic plaque features.

Materials And Methods: Eighty patients, who underwent CAS using a filter-type EPD in the period between July 2016 and March 2019, were included in our study. The modified Gray-Weale classification (mGWC) subtypes obtained in the pre-procedural ultrasonographic examinations were recorded.

Role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary lesions.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate the availability of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) for the differentiation of benign or malignant pulmonary nodules and masses.

Methods: A total of 59 patients (45 male, 14 female) with pulmonary nodules and masses were included in this prospective study. MRS was applied to the pulmonary lesions of the patients and choline levels were determined.

Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Multinodular and Vacuolating Neuronal Tumor.

Aim: To present the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor (MVNT).

Material And Methods: The authors identified four patients with MVNT in the hospital between January 2015 and October 2019. Both the clinical and radiological data of the patients were collected for analysis.

Evaluation of iliac venous variations with multidetector computed tomography.

Purpose: There are many variations of the iliac vein, and it is aimed to evaluate these variations using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).

Methods: Pelvic MDCT images of 1071 adult patients (576 males; 495 females; age range 18-94 years; mean age 50.3 years) were retrospectively evaluated.

Morphological evaluation of the coccyx with multidetector computed tomography.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the morphology of the coccyx in adults with multidetector computed tomography and to contribute to the classification of the coccyx using intercoccygeal and sacrococcygeal angle measurements.

Methods: The pelvic computed tomography images of 224 patients were retrospectively evaluated. The multiplanar reconstruction and 3D volume rendering images of the coccyx were obtained from all patients at sagittal and coronal planes.

Comparison of ultrasound and physical examination with computerized tomography in patients with blunt abdominal trauma.

Background: In cases of blunt abdominal trauma, the abdomen is the third most affected region. Computerized tomography (CT) is the gold standard for the evaluation of these patients. However, considering its damaging effects and high cost, it may not be proper to refer every patient applying to the emergency unit for a CT examination.

Shear Wave Sonoelastography Findings of Testicles in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Who Undergo Hemodialysis.

Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to cause significant deterioration in the function of the testicles and sexual dysfunction in male patients who undergo hemodialysis. The aim of this study was to show the changes in the testicles that occur as a result of hypogonadism secondary to CKD and to analyze the elasticity of the parenchyma by shear wave sonoelastography.

Materials And Methods: In our study we included 28 male patients who undergo dialysis three times per week and 25 healthy volunteers.

Association Between Conjunctival and Corneal Calcification and Atherosclerotic Changes in the Carotid Artery in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the association between atherosclerotic changes in the common carotid artery (CA) and conjunctival and corneal calcification (CCC) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.

Methods: Fifty eyes of MHD patients with the highest CCC scores were enrolled. CCCs were scored according to the method described by Tokuyama et al.

Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts.

Wallerian degeneration is the process of progressive demyelination and disintegration of the distal axonal segment following the transection of the axon or damage to the neuron. We report a case of a patient with Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar tracts. She had a history of a pontine infarction 3 months ago.