Percutaneous insertion of a novel dedicated metal stent to treat malignant hilar biliary obstruction.

Background: Percutaneous bilateral biliary stenting is an established method for the management of unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel uncovered biliary stent, specifically designed for hilar reconstruction.

Methods: This, single-center, retrospective study included 18 patients (mean age 71 ± 11 years; 61.

Current status of non-surgical treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is the 7 leading cause of death due to cancer in industrialized countries and the 11 most common cancer globally, with 458918 new cases (2.5% of all cancers) and 432242 deaths (4.5% of all cancer deaths) in 2018.

A single-centre experience of 200 consecutive unselected patients in percutaneous EVAR.

Purpose: This study evaluated the feasibility and safety of percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (P-EVAR) in an "unselected" population of patients using Prostar XL closure device, comparing our results with the literature data reported for open EVAR (O-EVAR) and P-EVAR in selected populations.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled 200 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms to be treated with the P-EVAR procedure, without any selection criteria. Four hundred percutaneous femoral accesses using the Prostar XL closure device were performed.

[Rescue endovascular revascularization in two patients with bilateral atherosclerotic renal artery occlusion].

Renal artery stenosis is found in 2% and 40% of general and high cardiovascular risk populations, respectively. Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) has become an increasingly recognized clinical condition, especially in older or otherwise atherosclerosis-prone populations. This increase in prevalence has led to a dramatically increased use of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty.

Fibromuscular dysplasia of renal arteries presenting with bilateral renal infarction in a young man.

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) describes a group of conditions which cause nonatheromatous arterial stenoses, most commonly of the renal and carotid arteries, typically in young women. We report the case of a previously healthy 43-year-old white man presenting with acute bilateral flank pain. The pain was more severe on the left side.