Purpose: To determine success and complication rates of percutaneous transjejunal biliary access (PTJBA) in patients with bilioenteric anastomoses.
Materials And Methods: In a single-center, retrospective study, 169 PTJBA procedures were performed over a 13.8-y period in 60 subjects (47 male; mean age, 54.
Background: Assess patient adherence to radiologist recommendations in a clinical CT lung cancer screening program.
Methods: Patients undergoing CT lung cancer screening between January 12, 2012, and June 12, 2013, were included in this institutional review board-approved retrospective review. Patients referred from outside our institution were excluded.
Hepatic arteriovenous malformations are rare congenital lesions associated with significant morbidity and mortality, most commonly from high output cardiac failure. Efficient diagnosis and treatment demands an interdisciplinary approach, and the interventional radiologist plays a pivotal role in both. Imaging is important for diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning, and transcatheter embolization has become an established primary therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRenal-cell carcinoma is the most lethal of all urologic malignancies, with a high metastatic potential. Approximately 25% of patients present with stage IV disease, and up to 40% of patients have disease recurrence after nephrectomy. Computed tomography (CT) is an important imaging modality for initial diagnosis and restaging of this patient population.
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