Percutaneous gastric embolization for obesity: A prospective mid-term outcomes study.

Introduction: Obesity represents one of the most pressing public health challenges that needs to be solved globally, with serious health implications. Despite primary prevention efforts the prevalence of obesity continues to increase. Percutaneous gastric embolisation (PGE) has emerged as a promising technique in the management of this disease.

Endovascular Closure of an Acquired Vascular Fistula, an Uncommon Complication of a Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter: A Case Report.

Purpose: The objective of this case is to report an endovascular occlusion of an acquired vascular fistula using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. Also, it is to review the available literature on risk factors, pathophysiology, and related management strategies about complications of the tunneled central venous catheter (TCVC).

Case Report: The case was a 40-year-old man with a chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis and with a history of several previous TCVC placements, along with recurrent infections.

Endovascular treatment of an aortoiliac tuberculous pseudoaneurysm.

We report a rare case of a tuberculous mycotic aortoiliac pseudoaneurysm treated with an endovascular procedure and follow-up of 36 months. The patient was a white 72-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis and a former smoker with hypertension, chronic renal failure, and dyslipidemia. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a left paravertebral cavity with fluid content and involvement of vertebrae L2-L4.

Flexions of the popliteal artery: technical considerations of femoropopliteal stenting.

Popliteal artery morphology changes while undergoing knee motion. A main flexion (i.e.