Angiographic Analysis of Anatomical Variants in Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization.

Purpose: To analyze the complex shoulder vasculature and identify potential challenges during adhesive capsulitis embolization (ACE).

Materials And Methods: Two interventional radiologists evaluated angiographic findings from 21 ACE procedures. The suprascapular artery (SSA), thoracoacromial artery (TAA), coracoid branch (CB), circumflex scapular artery (CSA), and anterior/posterior circumflex humeral artery (ACHA/PCHA) were assessed for their presence, course, diameter within 1 cm of origin, angle to the proximal parent vessel, and distance from the clavicle.

Outcomes of Hemorrhoidal Artery Embolization from a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Interventional Center.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of outpatient transarterial embolization for symptomatic refractory internal hemorrhoids.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 134 patients who underwent hemorrhoidal artery embolization (HAE) for symptomatic internal hemorrhoids between August 2021 and June 2022 (76 men and 58 women) was performed. The mean age was 54.

Results from a United States Investigational Device Study of Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization in the Treatment of Shoulder Pain: The Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization Study.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of arterial embolization to relieve shoulder pain secondary to adhesive capsulitis (AC).

Materials And Methods: In total, 20 patients (18 females, 2 males; mean age, 51 years) with AC resistant to >30 days of conservative treatment were enrolled in a multicenter prospective study. Adhesive capsulitis embolization was performed with 75-μm or 200-μm spherical particles.

Multicenter Randomized Sham Controlled Study of Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of genicular artery embolization (GAE) compared with a sham procedure in the treatment of knee pain secondary to mild to moderate osteoarthritis (OA).

Materials And Methods: A multicenter, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate knee OA symptom reduction after GAE versus sham procedure. Subjects (n = 21) with mild to moderate OA and intractable knee pain were randomized 2:1 to either GAE or a sham procedure.

Genicular Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of embolization of hyperemic synovial tissue for the treatment of knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis (OA).

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients with radiographic knee OA and moderate-to-severe pain refractory to conservative therapy were enrolled in a prospective, 2-site pilot study. Genicular artery embolization (GAE) was performed with 75- or 100-μm spherical particles.

How to "Get Out of Trouble" During Prostatic Artery Embolization.

Prostatic artery embolization can be an extremely challenging procedure often giving the operator the sense of "being in trouble." This feeling can occur during different stages of the procedure including initial identification of the prostatic artery, catheterization of the prostatic artery, and prevention of non-target ischemia via extra-prostatic anastomoses during embolization. This brief guide provides techniques developed from prior experience with these frustrating situations that could potentially help the prostatic artery embolization operator "get out of trouble.

Current Concepts and Future Directions of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Knee Pain.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this paper is to review the percutaneous interventions available for the treatment of osteoarthrosis of the knee that address pain and prolong the time to arthroplasty.

Recent Findings: Corticosteroid injection and viscosupplementation have been the most studied, but there is still no consensus about their value. Thermal nerve ablation, including both radiofrequency ablation and cryoneurolysis, is a promising new modality of therapy that may increase in clinical use given current data showing favorable outcomes.

Cost Analysis of Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Purpose: Prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to TURP; however, there are limited cost comparisons reported. The purpose of this study was to compare in-hospital direct costs of elective PAE and TURP in a hospital setting.

Materials And Methods: Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective review was performed on patients undergoing PAE and TURP from January to December 2014.

Robotic-Assisted Versus Manual Prostatic Arterial Embolization for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Comparative Analysis.

Purpose: Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a safe and efficacious procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), though is technically challenging. We present our experience of technical and clinical outcomes of robotic and manual PAE in patients with BPH.

Materials And Methods: IRB-approved retrospective study of 40 consecutive patients 49-81 years old with moderate or severe grade BPH from May 2014 to July 2015: 20 robotic-assisted PAE (group 1), 20 manual PAE (group 2).

Revascularization for critical limb ischemia using the SpiderFX embolic protection device in the below-the-knee circulation: initial results.

Purpose: To examine the safety and efficacy of the SpiderFX embolic protection device (EPD) in the below-the-knee (BTK) circulation in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI).

Materials And Methods: A single-center retrospective review was performed to identify patients with CLI and single-vessel runoff in whom the SpiderFX EPD was used in the BTK circulation. Technical success and device-related complications were the primary endpoints.

Recurrent cholecystitis and cholelithiasis in a gallbladder remnant 14 years after a converted cholecystectomy.

A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of epigastric pain. The patient reported a remote history of a "difficult" laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was converted to an open cholecystectomy in 1994. Further operative details were unavailable.