Cranial stent position is independently associated with the development of TIPS dysfunction.

Complications of portal hypertension can be treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in selected patients. TIPS dysfunction is a relevant clinical problem. This study investigated the prognostic value of two-dimensional (2D) TIPS geometry for the development of TIPS dysfunction.

Glue Embolization of Gastroesophageal Varices during Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Improves Survival Compared to Coil-only Embolization-A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Purpose: To compare the safety and effectiveness of coil versus glue embolization of gastroesophageal varices during transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation.

Materials And Methods: In this monocentric retrospective study 104 (males: 67 (64%)) patients receiving TIPS with concomitant embolization of GEV and a minimum follow-up of one year (2008-2017) were included. Primary outcome parameter was overall survival (6 week; 1 year).

Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy for Highly Symptomatic Patients with Iliofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis not Responsive to Conservative Treatment.

Purpose: The use of pharmacomechanical thrombectomy in patients with symptomatic iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) not responsive to conservative treatment is under-investigated until now. This prompted us to review and analyze our results (technical/clinical outcome, complications) and compare them to the current literature.

Materials And Methods: Between 2013 and 2019, 19 patients (14 women and 5 men; mean age: 41.

Total area of spontaneous portosystemic shunts independently predicts hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis.

Background & Aims: Spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) frequently develop in liver cirrhosis. Recent data suggested that the presence of a single large SPSS is associated with complications, especially overt hepatic encephalopathy (oHE). However, the presence of >1 SPSS is common.

The impact of rheolytic percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy on glomerular filtration rate levels.

Objective: Rheolytic percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) has been established as an endovascular technique for thrombus removal. Initial studies reporting on postinterventional kidney dysfunction have surfaced. The aim of this study was to investigate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) changes after PMT.

AngioJet-assisted transvenous-transhepatic mechanical thrombectomy in the portal vein.

Purpose: To evaluate AngioJet-assisted transvenous portal vein (PV) thrombectomy for non-cirrhotic patients with total portal vein and mesenteric vein thrombosis (PVMVT).

Material And Methods: From 2015 to 2016 four patients (3 male, mean 43.9 years, range 33-52 years) with acute (3 cases) and acute-on-chronic (1 case) PVMVT underwent transvenous thrombolysis.

Interventional Treatment of Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis.

Background: Acute portal vein thrombosis is a potentially fatal condition. In symptomatic patients not responding to systemic anticoagulation, interventional procedures have emerged as an alternative to surgery. This study sought to retrospectively evaluate initial results of interventional treatment of acute portal vein thrombosis (aPVT) using a transjugular interventional approach.

Influence of Chitosan Treatment on Surrogate Serum Markers of Cholesterol Metabolism in Obese Subjects.

Chitosan treatment results in significantly lower serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations. To assess the working mechanisms of chitosan, we measured serum surrogate markers of cholesterol absorption (campesterol, sitosterol, cholestanol), synthesis (lathosterol, lanosterol, desmosterol), and degradation to bile acids (7α-hydroxy-cholesterol, 27-hydroxy-cholesterol), corrected for cholesterol concentration (R_sterols). Over 12 weeks, 116 obese subjects (Body Mass Index, BMI 31.

Revised PROPELLER for T2-weighted imaging of the prostate at 3 Tesla: impact on lesion detection and PI-RADS classification.

Purpose: To evaluate revised PROPELLER (RevPROP) for T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) of the prostate as a substitute for turbo spin echo (TSE).

Materials And Methods: Three-Tesla MR images of 50 patients with 55 cancer-suspicious lesions were prospectively evaluated. Findings were correlated with histopathology after MRI-guided biopsy.

In-bore transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsies: Are there risk factors for complications?

Purpose: To systematically analyze risk factors for complications of in-bore transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsies (MRGB).

Materials And Methods: 90 patients, who were scheduled for MRGB were included for this study. Exclusion criteria were coagulation disorders, therapy with anticoagulant drugs, and acute infections of the urinary and the lower gastrointestinal tract.

Differentiation of prostatitis and prostate cancer using the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS).

Purpose: To determine if prostate cancer (PCa) and prostatitis can be differentiated by using PI-RADS.

Materials And Methods: 3T MR images of 68 patients with 85 cancer suspicious lesions were analyzed. The findings were correlated with histopathology.

Colonoscopy detects significantly more flat adenomas than 3-tesla magnetic resonance colonography: a pilot trial.

Background And Study Aims: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and several efforts have been made to reduce its occurrence or severity. Although colonoscopy is considered the gold standard in CRC prevention, it has its disadvantages: missed lesions, bleeding, and perforation. Furthermore, a high number of patients undergo this procedure even though no polyps are detected.

Use of routine thoracic and abdominal computed tomography scans for assessing bone mineral density and detecting osteoporosis.

Objective: Evaluation of computed tomography (CT) attenuation measurements for assessing bone mineral density (BMD) and predicting osteoporosis in thoracic and abdominal CT scans for various clinical indications using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as reference standard.

Research Design And Methods: A total of 234 patients (147 women, 87 men) undergoing DXA and CT were examined retrospectively. Mean time between both studies was 0.

Clinical equivalence of controlled-release oxycodone 20 mg and controlled-release tramadol 200 mg after surgery for breast cancer.

Aims: To assess clinical equivalence of 20 mg controlled-release oxycodone (Oxygesic; Mundipharma, Limburg, Germany) and 200 mg controlled-release tramadol (Tramal long; Grunenthal, Aachen, Germany) on a 12-hour dosing schedule in a randomized, double-blinded study of 54 ASA I-III physical status (American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of physical status) patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Methods: General anesthesia using remifentanil and propofol was performed for surgery. Patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups, receiving either 20 mg controlled-release oxycodone (Oxy group) or 200 mg controlled-release tramadol (Trama group) with the premedication (7.

Haloperidol versus haloperidol plus ondansetron for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting after ophthalmologic surgery.

Introduction: In this prospective, randomized, and double-blinded study we investigated the efficacy of haloperidol (10 microg/kg) and the combination of haloperidol (10 microg/kg) with ondansetron (0.1 mg/kg) for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after ophthalmologic surgery.

Methods: 60 patients (ASA status 1-3) with risk factors for PONV (female, non-smoker, motion sickness or PONV in history, opioids for postoperative analgesia) undergoing retinal or strabismus surgery were included into the study and randomised to the haloperidol group (H-Group) or the haloperidol-ondansetron group (H/O-Group).