Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become one of the commonly used treatment methods for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is widely available in the clinic and presents the advantages of short recovery time and a less invasive approach. Only a few complications, such as hemorrhage, ascites, and duct injury, have been reported after RFA for HCC.

Percutaneous Puncture Embolization for Recurrent Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation After Failed Initial Treatment: A Case Report.

Background: Transcatheter embolization is a commonly used minimally invasive technique in the treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) with a high probability of post-operative recurrence, and some recurrent cases of PAVM cannot be treated via pulmonary arterial re-embolization. Here, we report the first case, to our knowledge, a 55-year-old female undergoing percutaneous direct puncture embolization for recurrent PAVM with good short-term efficacy.

Case Presentation: The patient was a 55-year-old female presenting to the emergency department of our hospital with acute exacerbation of chest tightness and shortness of breath for 2 hours.

Optimal Contrast of Cerebral Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients With Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the image quality of cerebral dual-energy computed tomography (CT) angiography using a nonlinear image blending technique as compared with the conventional linear blending method in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Methods: A retrospective review of 30 consecutive spontaneous SAH patients who underwent a dual-source, dual-energy (80 kV and Sn140 kV mode) cerebral CT angiography was performed with permission from hospital ethical committee. Optimized images using nonlinear blending method were generated and compared with the 0.

Transcatheter arterial embolization for intercostal arterial bleeding in a patient after chest tube insertion.

Retrograde tube radiography is commonly used in cholangiography and pyelography. We present a case of massive chest tube bleeding 10 days after tube insertion with no noted contrast extravasation on contrast enhanced chest CT with active bleeding detected by retrograde radiography via the chest tube. Subsequent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) was successfully performed as a definitive treatment to stop active bleeding.

Diffuse filiform polyposis of the small intestine without inflammatory bowel disease.

Filiform polyposis is a rare disease, which typically occurs in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We report a case of filiform polyposis occurring in a 56-year-old man with no history or evidence of inflammatory bowel disease. The patient's main symptoms were melena and anemia.

Successful interventional radiological management of postoperative complications of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

During the past decade, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) has gained increasing acceptance in the surgical community as a viable treatment option for distal pancreatic lesions. However, the possible complication of post-LDP pancreatic leakage remains a challenge, because it may lead to a series of events resulting in intraperitoneal abscess formation, sepsis, pseudoaneurysm formation, and occasional fatal hemorrhage. Dealing with these complications is extremely difficult and not much experience has been reported to date.

Comparison of long-term effectiveness and complications of radiofrequency ablation with hepatectomy for small hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background And Aim: To determine and compare the adverse events and long-term effectiveness for patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (≤ 3 cm) treated by percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or hepatectomy.

Methods: Small HCC from 120 patients were randomized into either percutaneous RFA therapy or hepatectomy group, and the effectiveness and complications of two treatment modalities were analyzed. The complications of post-RFA or hepatectomy, the complete treatment rate, treatment-related mortality, and disease-free and overall survival rate were followed up and conducted.

Dermatoglyphics from all Chinese ethnic groups reveal geographic patterning.

Completion of a survey of dermatoglyphic variables for all ethnic groups in an ethnically diverse country like China is a huge research project, and an achievement that anthropological and dermatoglyphic scholars in the country could once only dream of. However, through the endeavors of scientists in China over the last 30 years, the dream has become reality. This paper reports the results of a comprehensive analysis of dermatoglyphics from all ethnic groups in China.