The gender imbalance in Interventional Radiology in Australia and New Zealand.

Introduction: There are few female Interventional Radiologists worldwide and this is a significant issue for many countries. There is little known about the current status and attitudes to women in Interventional Radiology in Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of this study was to explore the gender balance, workforce challenges and perceptions towards women in Interventional Radiology in Australia and New Zealand.

Sampling Thoracic Duct Lymph After Esophagectomy: A Pilot Study Investigating the "Gut-Lymph" Concept.

Gut-lymph in animal models of acute disease is altered by intestinal ischemia and contributes to the development of systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Investigating gut-lymph in humans is hampered difficulty in accessing the thoracic duct (TD) for lymph sampling. The aims of this study were to develop and pilot a technique of intraoperative TD cannulation with delayed embolization to serially measure TD lymph pressure, flow, and composition (including markers of intestinal injury) during the early postoperative period and in response to enteral feeding and vasopressor treatment.

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.

Clinical Evaluation of the Cook Advance Enforcer 35 Focal-Force PTA Balloon Catheter for Treatment of Hemodialysis Fistula Stenoses: A Feasibility Study.

Purpose: A prospective, single-center, single-arm feasibility study evaluated procedural and short-term performance of the Advance Enforcer 35 focal-force percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheter in treating stenoses of mature native arteriovenous (AV) hemodialysis access circuits.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight patients undergoing treatment for stenosis of a mature native AV hemodialysis access circuit were enrolled at a single institution. Angiographic assessments of the study lesion were required at baseline and after the procedure.

First-in-Human Experience With the Gore Balloon-Expandable Covered Endoprosthesis in Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease.

Purpose: To report the first-in-human iliac artery experience of a new balloon-expandable covered endoprosthesis.

Methods: A prospective, single-center pilot study recruited 30 symptomatic patients (mean age 64 years; 18 men) to evaluate the safety and early efficacy of the new Gore balloon-expandable covered endoprosthesis for the treatment of de novo or restenotic common and/or external iliac artery lesions. According to protocol, up to 2 discrete lesions could be treated with a maximum total treated length ≤110 mm.