Long-term follow-up study of endarterectomy versus angioplasty in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis trial.

Background And Purpose: We aimed at comparing the long-term benefit-risk balance of carotid stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis.

Methods: Long-term follow-up study of patients included in Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S), a randomized, controlled trial of carotid stenting versus endarterectomy in 527 patients with recently symptomatic severe carotid stenosis, conducted in 30 centers in France. The main end point was a composite of any ipsilateral stroke after randomization or any procedural stroke or death.

Outcome of carotid angioplasty with a novel open-cell carotid stent system.

Background: The choice of carotid stent systems depends primarily on the anatomy of the carotid artery, the lesion morphology, and the patient's risk factors. Design improvements in devices, in terms of crossing profile and the ability to precisely position the stent, may greatly contribute to the procedural success without compromising acute clinical outcomes.

Methods And Results: The primary objective of this clinical registry was to evaluate the early safety and efficacy of a novel open-cell carotid stent system in an "all comer" population suitable for carotid artery stenting.

Amplatzer vascular plug for occlusion or flow reduction of hemodialysis arteriovenous access.

Objective: Use of the Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP; St. Jude Medical Inc, St. Paul, Minn) for percutaneous occlusion of a hemodialysis arteriovenous access (AVA) is an emerging practice, and only a few reports by radiologists have been published.

Uretero-iliac fistula: modern treatment via the endovascular route.

We report three cases of ureteral-iliac fistula (UIF) in patients referred for treatment of macroscopic haematuria. Though it is a classic aetiology of haematuria, it is often difficult to diagnose and the treatment is not yet standardized. A diagnostic evaluation in combination with multidisciplinary approach improves the prognosis of the patients.

Postpartum hemorrhage treated with gelfoam slurry embolization using the superselective technique: immediate results and 1-month MRI follow-up.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of superselective embolization of the uterine arteries in a postpartum hemorrhage.

Materials And Methods: Between November 2004 and January 2011, a total of 44 consecutive women (median ± standard deviation age 34 ± 3 years, range 23-41 years) were referred to our institution for postpartum intractable hemorrhage management. All patients were embolized with a microcatheter that was placed deep into the uterine arteries upstream of the cervical arteries.