Endovascular treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with drug eluting microparticles (DC-Beads): CT evaluation of response to the treatment.

Background And Study Aims: Our aim was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of drug-eluting beads-transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), evaluating the response to the treatment after 1, 6, 12, and 24 months with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) comparing European Association for the study of the Liver (EASL) and modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) criteria.

Materials And Methods: We enrolled 154 patients with uni- or multifocal HCC who underwent a DEB-TACE. A total of 278 HCC nodules were treated.

Embolization of isolated hypogastric artery aneurysm: a case report and a review of the literature.

A 75-year-old man with arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, and myocardial infarction was referred to our service because of an asymptomatic hypogastric artery aneurysm (HAA) detected by a routine computed tomography (CT) scan. As shown on the angio-CT the maximum transverse diameter (m.t.

Endovascular treatment of benign superior vena cava syndrome: venographic patterns and implications for treatment.

Purpose: We report our experience with the percutaneous treatment of superior vena cava syndromes of benign etiology.

Materials And Methods: From August 1994 to August 2003 a total of 14 superior vena cava syndromes of benign origin were treated. Previous use of a central venous catheter pending the development of a peripheral arteriovenous fistula for dialysis was believed to be the cause of the obstruction of the superior vena cava in 11 patients.

Percutaneous management of hemorrhages in pelvic fractures.

Purpose: To report our experience in the control of haemorrhage with the transcatheter embolisation technique.

Materials And Methods: Between 1999-2001, we treated 56 patients with important pelvic trauma. Forty-two were victims of car accidents and 14 of falls from great altitudes.

A transbranchial approach for the percutaneous therapy of pediatric varicocele.

Purpose: Male varicocele affects children with the same incidence as it does adults. The association between asymptomatic idiopathic varicocele and male infertility and the poor recovery of testicular function after varicocele repair in adulthood have called for noninvasive clinical and instrumental diagnosis and increasingly early treatment. The department of Pediatric Surgery at our Hospital has screened schoolchildren for the early diagnosis and treatment of childhood varicocele.

Analysis of radiation doses in the percutaneous treatment of varicocele in adolescents.

Purpose: Varicocele is a common clinical condition that affects 15% of the male population and is an important cause of male infertility. Fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous treatment with retrograde sclerosis is a good alternative to surgery. We report our experience in calculating the total radiation dose to patient and the associated risk.

A therapeutic alternative in the treatment of epididymal cysts: percutaneous sclerotherapy.

Purpose: Epididymal cysts are benign structures commonly seen during urological or ultrasound testicular examinations. They are treated only if symptomatic. Surgery is the standard treatment, although it carries a high risk of complications.

Percutaneous treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome.

Introduction: Pelvic congestion syndrome and chronic pelvic pain are enigmatic clinical conditions that may have considerable impact on the social and relational life of women. Patients usually complain of lower abdominal pain that has lasted for more than six months, is intermittent or continuous, and may become worse during menses or after a hard day's work. Sometimes the pain is accompanied by dyspareunia, urinary urgency or constipation.

Optional vena cava filters: preliminary experience with a new vena cava filter.

Purpose: To prevent pulmonary embolism, some clinical situations only need a vena cava filter for several days, without the inconveniences of temporary vena cava filters in the short-medium term and without the drawbacks of permanent ones in the long term. We report our initial experience with a new definitive vena cava filter, easy to retrieve when it becomes unnecessary.

Material And Methods: From the beginning of January 1999 to December 2001, 18 ALN vena cava filters were deployed.