Corpus callosum granuloma after endovascular squid embolisation of a ruptured arteriovenous malformation.

A late adolescent patient was admitted after a collapse and was found to have an intracranial haemorrhage due to an underlying midline arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The patient underwent trans-arterial squid embolisation of the AVM with good radiological resolution. 18 months later, the patient presented with new onset headaches.

Large Single-Center Experience with Short-Term Follow-up of Neqstent-Assisted Coiling.

Background And Purpose: Endovascular treatment of wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms has historically proved difficult with variable outcomes. Different endovascular techniques such as balloon-assisted coiling, stent-assisted coiling, or intrasaccular devices provide a varied range of efficacy and safety. Neqstent-assisted coiling is a new device and technique that aim to provide a maximum of both.

Outcome study of the Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device (second version) in unruptured (and ruptured) aneurysms (PEDVU(R) study).

Background: The Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device (PEDV) is the fourth-generation pipeline flow diverter for intracranial aneurysm treatment. There are no outcome studies for the second PEDV version. We aimed to evaluate safety and efficacy outcomes.

A review and journey in intrasaccular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

The invested effort and collaboration of clinicians and medical device companies to improve occlusion rates and clinical outcomes for patients with intracranial aneurysms treated via less invasive endovascular means led to the development of the concept of intrasaccular devices. Intrasaccular devices were introduced to offer simple treatment options, offering easier navigation through difficult anatomy, simpler and quicker deployment into large and wide-neck aneurysms. Additionally, they offer easier sizing, whilst offering a wide range of options suitable for aneurysms of different sizes.

Endovascular Treatment of a Giant Extracranial Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Child Using Vascular Plugs.

Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of a retropharyngeal abscess in children. We report the first case of treating an unruptured mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) in a pediatric patient with vascular plugs. A 3-year-old patient presented with airway compromise and signs of neck sepsis.

Data collected by the electronic health record is insufficient for estimating nursing costs: An observational study on acute care inpatient nursing units.

Introduction As the electronic health record becomes more sophisticated, commensurate advances in cost accounting have risen as a top priority for hospital leaders. This study explored: 1) the average time to complete common nursing tasks documented in the electronic health record, 2) nursing-related tasks that remain undocumented, 3) the association between observation data and actual nursing documentation, and 4) considerations for model development and report design to be used for activity based cost accounting in nursing. Methods This was an observational study completed on acute care inpatient nursing units at a large academic medical center.

Comparison of Long-Term Results of Percutaneous Treatment Techniques for Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis Types 2 and 3b.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term results of a modified catheterization technique for percutaneous treatment of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (CE) types 2 and 3b and to retrospectively compare the results of puncture, aspiration, injection, and reaspiration (PAIR); standard catheterization; and the modified catheterization technique.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-three patients (37 male, 36 female; 75 cysts) with CE types 2 and 3b who underwent percutaneous treatment from March 1991 to August 2008 were included. Informed consent from all patients and approval of the ethics board were obtained.

Percutaneous Treatment of Simple Hepatic Cysts: The Long-Term Results of PAIR and Catheterization Techniques as Single-Session Procedures.

Purpose: The purpose of our study is to evaluate results of percutaneous aspiration with alcohol sclerotherapy in symptomatic patients with simple hepatic cysts by employing single-session techniques either by a needle or a catheter.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively included 39 simple hepatic cysts in 35 patients treated via percutaneous aspiration and single-session alcohol sclerotherapy between years 1993 and 2012. Indications were pain (n = 28) or ruling out cystic echinococcus (CE) disease (n = 7).

Concomitant transarterial and transvenous embolization of a pelvic arteriovenous malformation using a new liquid embolic agent, squid-12 and detachable coils.

We describe a complex congenital pelvic AVM with multiple feeding arteries arising from the side branches of the right internal iliac artery and a single draining vein in a male patient. Concomitant transarterial and transvenous embolization with a new liquid embolic agent Squid-12 and metallic coils enabled a complete embolization at a single session. Squid-12 is composed of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers and its lower viscosity makes it a promising agent for the treatment of AVMs.

Non-invasive detection of infection in acute pancreatic and acute necrotic collections with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: preliminary findings.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) to the detection of infection in acute pancreatitis-related collections.

Methods: A total of 21 DW-MRI, and computed tomography (CT) were performed on 20 patients diagnosed as acute pancreatitis with acute peri-pancreatic fluid or necrotic collections. Collections were classified as infected or sterile according to the culture and follow-up results.

Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic ruptures: a single-center experience.

Purpose: We aimed to present our preliminary single-center experience of the endovascular management of thoracic and abdominal aortic ruptures.

Materials And Methods: Between September 2010 and May 2012, 11 consecutive patients (nine males, two females; age range, 26-80 years) with thoracic and abdominal aortic ruptures underwent endovascular repair in our unit. Thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) angiography was performed for diagnosis and follow-up.

Evaluation of inferior turbinate hypertrophy in patients with congenital and traumatic nasal septum deviation.

Objective: To compare mucosal and bony measurements in patients with congenital and traumatic nasal septum deviation and compensatory inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Methods: The study examined 50 patients with nasal septum deviation (25 congenital and 25 traumatic) and compensatory inferior turbinate hypertrophy in the contralateral nasal cavity, confirmed by computed tomography.

Results: The study compared inferior turbinate measurements on the concave and convex sides of the septum, in the congenital and traumatic groups.

[A rare cause of pneumonia: Shewanella putrefaciens].

Shewanella putrefaciens is a gram-negative, non-fermentative, oxidase positive, motile bacillus that produces hydrogen sulphide. It is found widely in the nature especially in marine environments. Although it is accepted as saprophytic, different clinical syndromes, most commonly skin or soft tissue infections, have been associated with S.

Acute biliary pancreatitis related with pregnancy: a 5-year single center experience.

Background: Pregnancy-associated acute biliary pancreatitis is a rare but challenging clinical entity in terms of diagnosis and management. We report our institutional medical data of pregnancy-associated acute biliary pancreatitis.

Methods: Medical records of 27 patients admitted to our clinics for pregnancy-associated acute biliary pancreatitis between January 2005 and January 2010 were reviewed.

T2-weighted MRI of the upper abdomen: comparison of four fat-suppressed T2-weighted sequences including PROPELLER (BLADE) technique.

Rationale And Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare four different fat-suppressed T2-weighted sequences with different techniques with regard to image quality and lesion detection in upper abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two consecutive patients referred for upper abdominal MRI for the evaluation of various suspected pathologies were included in this study. Different T2-weighted sequences (free-breathing navigator-triggered turbo spin-echo [TSE], free-breathing navigator-triggered TSE with restore pulse (RP), breath-hold TSE with RP, and free-breathing navigator-triggered TSE with RP using the periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction technique [using BLADE, a Siemens implementation of this technique]) were used on all patients.

Bone mineral density measurement in patients with recurrent normocalciuric calcium stone disease.

To investigate bone mineral densitometry findings in patients with normocalciuric urinary system stone disease, we compared 150 patients with normocalciuric calcium stone disease (group 1) and 60 subjects of a control group (group 2). The patients were compared according to bone mineral content (BMC), bone area (BA), bone mineral density (BMD), T-score and Z-score values of femur neck, total femur and lumbar spine (L2-L4) by dual energy absorptiometry. We found that 76.