Cone-Beam CT-Guided Lung Biopsies: Results in 94 Patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic capacity of Cone-Beam computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic percutaneous biopsies on lung lesions in our setting and to detect risk factors for possible complications.

Methods: Retrospective study of 98 biopsies in 94 patients, performed between May 2017 and January 2020. To obtain them, a 17G coaxial puncture system and a Siemens Artis Zee Floor vc21 archwire were used.

The Importance of the Mediastinal Triangle in Traumatic Lesions of the Aorta.

Trauma-induced aortic injuries continue to be an important factor in morbimortality in patients with blunt trauma. To determine the characteristics of aortic lesions in patients with closed thoracic trauma and associated thoracic injuries. Multicenter cohort study conducted during the years 1994 to 2014 in the radiology service in the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña.

Evolution of conservative treatment of acute traumatic aortic injuries: lights and shadows.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare early and long-term results in terms of survival and aortic complications for traumatic aortic injuries depending on the initial management strategy.

Methods: From January 1980 to January 2017, 101 patients with aortic injuries were divided into 3 groups according to management strategy at admission: 60 patients, conservative management; 26 patients, open surgery and 15 patients, endovascular repair. The groups were similar in terms of gender and trauma severity scores.

Repair of Late Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection After TEVAR: Causes and Management.

One of the most feared complications of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and hybrid arch repair is retrograde type A aortic dissection (RTAD). More than two-thirds of RTAD occurs in the immediate postoperative period and first postoperative month. In presentations beyond that point, progression of the native aortopathy must be considered.