Transanal eco-Doppler evaluation after hemorrhoidal artery embolization.

Background: Hemorrhoidal artery embolization (Emborrhoid) is a novel method for the treatment of severe hemorrhoidal bleeding. Despite having a technical success rate of 93%-100%, the clinical success ranges between 63% and 94%, with a rebleeding rate of 13.6%.

Impact of Proximal Neck Anatomy on Short-Term and Mid-Term Outcomes After Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With New-Generation Low-Profile Endografts. Results From the Multicentric "ITAlian North-East Registry of ENDOvascular Aortic Repair With the BOltOn Treo Endograft (ITA-ENDOBOOT)".

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the short-term and mid-term technical and clinical outcomes of the Bolton Treo endograft in subjects with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) requiring endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and assess if presence of hostile proximal neck would represent a risk factor for increased failure rates.

Methods: A retrospective review of all consecutive patients who had undergone elective or non-elective EVAR with the Bolton Treo endograft at 5 institutions located in the North-East of Italy (January 2016-December 2020) was performed. The main exposure variable for this study was presence of hostile (HAN) or friendly (FAN) aortic neck.

Superior Rectal Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Grades 2 and 3 Hemorrhoidal Disease: 6-Month Follow-up among 43 Patients.

Purpose: To assess the technical and clinical success rates of superior rectal artery embolization in the treatment of symptomatic Grades 2 and 3 hemorrhoidal disease.

Materials And Methods: Since March 2019, 43 patients (24 men and 19 women; mean age, 52 years [18-77 years]) with symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease have been treated and completed the 6-month follow-up with anamnestic questionnaire and disease scores, including French bleeding, Goligher prolapse, visual analog scale for pain, and quality of life. Clinical success was assessed at 7 days, 1 month, and 6 months of follow-up by updating the clinical scores.

"Endourological closure of a malformative vascular source of bleeding using the VortX 0.018" coil®".

Aims: Renal vascular malformations, congenital or acquired, are sometimes challenging for urologists and interventional radiologists to resolve. Arterovenous fistulas and pseudoaneuryms are usually embolized by interventional radiologists, with a low rate of complications. We propose a new endourological/interventional radiology technique to treat a source of arterovenous bleeding coming from a renal calyx in a minimally invasive way.

[Renal biopsy in the lateral position in high risk patients: an opportunity to take advantage of].

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy (RB) is the gold standard for diagnosis of renal diseases. The standard procedure involves biopsy in the prone position (PP) for the native kidneys. In high risk patients, transjugular and laparoscopic RB have been proposed.

[Goodpasture's disease: a case series].

Goodpasture's disease (GD) is an uncommon and severe autoimmune disorder caused by circulating autoantibodies directed against the glomerular basement membrane cross-reacting with the alveolar basement membrane. GD is clinically characterized by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, often associated with pulmonary hemorrhage representing a nephrological emergency. We present the clinical features of 9 cases, diagnosed in 1997-2012, in our Renal Unit.

[A case of intrarenal hematoma: role of ultrasonography in the early diagnosis of a possible complication of anticoagulant therapy].

Uremia associated with anticoagulant therapy is a high risk factor for bleeding complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis. We report a case of intrarenal hematoma arising in a uremic patient treated with warfarin. The hematoma was rapidly diagnosed by ultrasonography of the abdomen and treated with embolization.