Combined treatment of subacute and acute synthetic and venous bypass-graft occlusions with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy and thrombolysis.

Introduction: Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) is a third choice of treatment for acute arterial occlusions, in addition to thrombolysis and surgical thrombectomy. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the combined treatment of PMT and local thrombolysis with thrombolysis therapy alone.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-nine patients with acute (<14 days [n = 35]) or subacute (14-42 days [n = 34]) femoropopliteal bypass occlusions were treated with PMT combined with thrombolysis.

Novel approach to complex pulmonary arteriovenous malformation embolization using detachable coils and Amplatzer vascular plugs.

Introduction: We evaluated the feasibility of a modified embolization technique of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) using venous sac embolization with detachable coils combined with the feeding artery embolization with the Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively studied technical and clinical success in the treatment of 11 complexe PAVMs. We recorded number and size of feeding arteries and draining vein, the last prior and post treatment in the follow up CT, size of PAVMs; and the number of devices needed to occlude each PAVM.