Single-Center Retrospective Review of Radiofrequency Wire Recanalization of Refractory Central Venous Occlusions.

Purpose: To retrospectively review the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency (RF) wire recanalization of refractory central venous occlusions (CVOs) and compare recurrent and nonrecurrent CVOs in terms of patient and occlusion characteristics.

Materials And Methods: Twenty CVOs were treated in 18 patients (age 40 y ± 13; 9 women) with 11 superior vena cava (SVC) or brachiocephalic vein occlusions (ie, supradiaphragmatic) and 9 inferior vena cava or iliac vein occlusions (ie, infradiaphragmatic). Indications included pain, edema, ulceration, and/or dialysis arteriovenous fistula dysfunction peripheral to the CVO(s).

Asymmetric spermatic cord vessel enhancement on CT: a sign of epididymitis or testicular neoplasm.

Purpose: To determine whether asymmetric spermatic cord vessel enhancement (ASE) on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) indicates scrotal pathology.

Methods: Sixty-one male patients with scrotal symptoms who underwent both scrotal ultrasound (US) and CECT within 24 h were identified through a radiology information system. Twenty-eight emergency department patients who underwent CECT only for unrelated symptoms were included for comparison.