Publications by authors named "Lily Y Kernagis"
Objective: The purpose of our study was to reassess the CT finding of pneumatosis in intestinal ischemia to determine whether it indicates transmural necrosis versus partial mural ischemia and also to determine whether other CT findings can be used to predict which patients with pneumatosis are likely to have viable bowel.
Conclusion: The CT finding of pneumatosis does not always indicate transmural infarction of the bowel in intestinal ischemia. Patients with associated portomesenteric venous gas are more likely to have transmural infarction than those with pneumatosis alone.
Article Synopsis
- Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a key treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), combining chemotherapy and arterial embolization to target tumor cells while aiming to preserve liver function.
- TACE's main goals are to induce tumor necrosis, control growth, and ultimately prolong survival, although its effects on patient survival are not fully understood due to a lack of consensus and evidence from randomized trials.
- When used alongside other treatments, such as percutaneous ethanol injection, TACE can improve survival rates and may serve as a supportive therapy before curative procedures or liver transplantation.