Trans-arterial embolisation (TAE) in haemorrhagic pelvic injury: review of management and mid-term outcome of a major trauma centre.

Background: Management of pelvic fracture associated haemorrhage is often complex with high morbidity and mortality rates. Different treatment options are used to control bleeding with an on-going discussion in the trauma community regarding the best management algorithm.

Main Body: Recent studies have shown trans-arterial embolisation (TAE) to be a safe and effective technique to control pelvic fracture associated haemorrhage.

Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

Background & Aims: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate measure of portal pressure.

Methods: Thirty patients undergoing HVPG measurement were prospectively recruited.

Incidental radiological diagnosis of asymptomatic Abernethy malformations-two case reports.

The diagnosis of the rare congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts is of clinical significance because of the risk of hepatic encephalopathy; liver dysfunction; and associated cardiac, gastrointestinal, vascular, skeletal and genitourinary anomalies. This article describes two varying cases showing the same type of the extrahepatic congenital shunts (Type II). Both the patients were clinically asymptomatic.

The use of a re-entry catheter in recanalization of chronic inflow occlusions of the common iliac artery.

Endovascular treatment of iliac artery occlusions can be unsuccessful due to a failure to break back into the true lumen, and lesions without a proximal stump can be particularly problematic. True lumen re-entry catheters have not been previously used for this type of lesion. The authors report eight patients, five males and three females, with lifestyle-limiting intermittent claudication referred for endovascular treatment.