Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes between Angiojet Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy and Hybrid Surgical Thrombectomy for Thrombotic Occlusion of Hemodialysis Access.

Purpose: This retrospective study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes between hybrid surgical thrombectomy (ST) and AngioJet pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for thrombotic occlusion of arteriovenous graft.

Materials And Methods: This study enrolled patients who underwent either hybrid ST or AngioJet PMT in Presbyterian Medical Center from July 2018 to December 2018. We primarily compared the technical and clinical success rates between the two groups immediately after the procedures.

The clinical impact of 18F-FDG PET in papillary thyroid carcinoma with a negative 131I whole body scan: a single-center study of 108 patients.

Objective: To assess whether FDG PET could localize the recurrent or metastatic lesions in papillary thyroid cancer patients with negative radioiodine scan.

Methods: Whole body PET was performed after injecting 370-555 MBq of 18F-FDG in 108 patients, who were suspected of having recurrence or metastasis and whose 131I whole body scans were negative. Recurrence or metastasis occurred in 63 patients by pathology or clinical assessment, whereas 45 patients remained in remission.