Long-Term Results of Modified Catheterization Technique in the Treatment of CE Type 2 and 3b Liver Hydatid Cysts.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term results of modified catheterization technique (Mo-CAT) for percutaneous treatment of liver CE2/CE3b hydatid disease in a large series.

Materials And Methods: A total of 119 patients (F/M:73/59) and 132 liver CE2 and CE3b cysts who underwent percutaneous treatment by Mo-CAT from 2009 to 2020 were included in the study. Patients' age ranges from 8 to 78 years (mean: 39 years).

Percutaneous Metallic Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Comparison of Nitinol and Wall Stents.

Introduction: Palliation of malign biliary obstruction is important which is commonly carried out by percutaneous biliary stenting. Our primary aim with this study was assessment of performance of wall stents, and nitinol stents for the palliation of malign biliary obstruction.

Methods: The medical records of 157 patients who underwent biliary stenting in our department between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 2005, were retrospectively analyzed.

Ethanol Sclerotherapy in the Management of Ovarian Endometrioma: Technical Considerations for Catheter- and Needle-Directed Sclerotherapy.

Purpose: To provide technical guidance on applying catheter-directed and needle-directed ethanol sclerotherapy for endometriomas and present the results of these sclerotherapy methods.

Materials And Methods: From January 2015 to March 2021, the results of the patients with symptomatic ovarian endometriomas who underwent needle-directed or catheter-directed sclerotherapy were evaluated, retrospectively. The decision to apply which sclerotherapy technique was made during the procedure for each patient considering the following factors: cyst size, cyst location, cyst viscosity, and tissue rigidity.

Assessing the Potential Apoptotic Effects of Different Hydatid Cyst Fluids on Human Healthy Hepatocytes and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus in humans. Emerging evidence suggests an intriguing inverse association between E. granulosus infection and the occurrence of cancer.

Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants: a 20-year single-center experience.

Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of the imaging-guided percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) procedure in infants.

Methods: A total of 75 (50 boys; 66.7%) patients with a mean age of 121 days (range, 1-351 days) who underwent PCN over a period of 20 years were included in this retrospective study.

Percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid cysts: to PAIR or not to PAIR.

Purpose Of Review: The aim is to review recent literature for percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid cysts (cystic echinococcosis: CE) via different techniques such as PAIR (puncture, aspiration, injection, and reaspiration), standard catheterization, and modified catheterization technique (MoCaT).

Recent Findings: PAIR is an established technique and considered to be safe and effective for CE1 and CE3a as it is associated with lower morbidity, mortality, recurrence, and shorter hospital stay as compared with surgery. Standard catheterization is also dedicated for the treatment of CE1 and CE3a.

Role of interventional radiology in the management of iatrogenic urinary tract injury: the factors affecting the outcome.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of interventional radiological (IR) procedures in iatrogenic urinary tract injury and investigate the factors affecting the outcome.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients (21 male) with a mean age of 50.3 ± 15.

Radiofrequency Ablation for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors Associated with Survival.

Background: To determine the long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation with respect to overall survival, disease-free survival, and complications in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases. Additionally, we sought to examine whether various patient- and treatment-related characteristics were associated with prognosis.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases who had undergone percutaneous radiofrequency ablation treatment were included in this study.

Percutaneous management in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A sum of single center experiences and a brief overview of the literature.

Background: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a serious zoonotic infection that affects humans. It may have a tumor-like appearance at times. Percutaneous treatment of HAE patients is extremely relaxing for them.

Long-term results of liver thermal ablation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer liver metastasis regarding spatial features and tumor-specific variables.

Purpose: Colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are widely treated using microwave and radiofrequency ablation. Local tumor progression (LTP) may develop depending on the shortest vascular distance and large lesion diameter. This study aims to explore the effect of these spatial features and to investigate the correlation between tumor-specific variables and LTP.

Management of single double-J stent failure in malignant ureteral obstruction: tandem ureteral stenting with less frequent stent exchange.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the placement and exchange of tandem ureteral stents (TUS) under fluoroscopic guidance in the management of indwelling single double-J stent (DJS) failure in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction. We also aimed to investigate whether the generally accepted exchange period of DJSs could be extended using TUS.

Methods: This retrospective study involved 11 patients (10 female) with an age range of 27-64 years, median of 49 years, who underwent TUS (ipsilateral two 8F DJSs) placement due to indwelling single DJS failure occurring in less than 3 months.

A novel technique for the non-surgical management of inadvertent bowel catheterization during percutaneous abscess drainage: a technical note.

Percutaneous abscess drainage-related inadvertent bowel catheterization is an undesired complication that requires treatment. In two cases without signs of peritonitis that we examined, it was possible to achieve successful abscess drainage, and to treat abscess-related inadvertent bowel catheterization by using a novel technique without surgery.

Imaging-Guided De Novo Retrograde Ureteral Access and Stent Placement without Cystoscopy in Women.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of a new technique for imaging-guided de novo retrograde ureteral double J (DJ) stent placement without cystoscopy in women.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-four women referred for ureteral stent placement between April 2019 and January 2022 were included. In all the patients, the initial attempt for stent placement was performed in a retrograde fashion.

Evaluation of Potential Inflammatory Markers for Cystic Echinococcosis: P-selectin and Resistin.

Objective: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide. Diagnosis of CE is predominantly based on imaging techniques and serological tests are used in cases of non-characteristic imaging findings as diagnostic reference. However, serological test results cannot be completely reliable as they are affected by multi-factors.

Case Report: Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Catheterization and Microwave Ablation of a Bone Hydatid Cyst with Soft-Tissue Component.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) of the bone is a rare disease compared with CE of the viscera, and the most involved bony structures are the spine and the pelvis. Both the diagnosis and the treatment of bone CE are challenging for several reasons. The combination of surgery and antimicrobial therapy is the most common approach, the results are far from adequate.

Mucinous cystadenoma of the liver with pathological-radiological correlation.

The paper presents a pathological-radiological correlation of the manifestation of mucosal cystadenoma with ovarian stroma of the liver with examination and correlation with the new stroma nomenclature and differential diagnostic dilemmas of radiologists and pathologists.

Imaging Aspects of Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: Retrospective Findings of a Surgical Center in Turkey.

Radiologists should be aware of the findings of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) due to the diagnostic and management value of imaging. We are attempting to define the most common diagnostic imaging findings of liver AE, along with the prevalence and distribution of those findings. The patients' US, CT, and MRI images were reviewed retrospectively.

Can parasite-derived microRNAs differentiate active and inactive cystic echinococcosis patients?

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by the metacestode form of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. Non-invasive imaging techniques, especially ultrasound, are primarily used for CE diagnosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNA molecules that act as post-transcriptional regulators in various biological processes.

The position of transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads and yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Consensus statements from a Delphi-method expert panel in Turkey.

Purpose: Clinical studies conducted in different geographic regions using different methods to compare transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and transarterial radioembolization (TARE) have demonstrated discordant results. Meta-analyses in this field indicate comparable overall survival (OS) with TACE and TARE, while reporting a longer time to progression and a higher downstaging effect with TARE treatment. In terms of isolated procedure costs, treatment with TARE is 2 to 3 times more, and in some countries even more, expensive than TACE.

Metabolomic profiling of active and inactive liver cystic echinococcosis.

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is one of the life-threatening diseases worldwide. It is a parasitic zoonosis caused by tapeworms of the species Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l).

Percutaneous management of complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema after surgical tube thoracostomy failure in children: a retrospective study.

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the results of percutaneous management of complicated parapneumonic effusions (PPE) and empyema after surgical tube thoracostomy failure in children.

Methods: A total of 84 children treated percutaneously after surgical tube thoracostomy failure between 2004 and 2019 were included to this retrospective study. Technical success was defined as appropriate placement of the drainage catheter.

Rare Pulmonary Tumors and Carcinoma Mimickers; Experience from an Interventional Radiology Unit with Radiologic-pathologic Correlation- A Pictoral Essay.

Background: Although imaging findings along with patients' clinical history may give a clue for the etiology of a pulmonary lesion, the differentiation of benign pulmonary lesions from lung cancer could be challenging.

Objective: The aim of this review article was to increase the awareness of carcinoma mimicking lung lesions.

Methods: This paper was designed to illustrate rare pulmonary tumors and carcinoma mimickers with emphasis on radiologic-pathologic correlation.