Endoportal Radiofrequency Ablation and Stent Placement in Patients with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Study on Feasibility and Safety.

: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer, with 10-40% of cases involving portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT), leading to poor outcomes and a short survival. The effectiveness of PVTT treatment in patients with HCC is still controversial. : This prospective dual-center study cohort comprised 60 patients with HCC and PVTT who underwent PVR-EPRFA-ST using a novel intravascular radiofrequency system followed by vascular stent placement across the PVTT stenosed segment under fluoroscopy guidance.

Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination: Cardiac Imaging Findings in 118 Studies.

We reviewed the reported imaging findings of myocarditis in the literature following COVID-19 vaccination on cardiac imaging by a literature search in online databases, including Scopus, Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Embase (Elsevier), and Google Scholar. In total, 532 cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination were reported (462, 86.8% men and 70, 13.

Percutaneous catheter drainage of pancreatic associated pathologies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The main goal of this systematic review was to assess the technical and clinical success, adverse events (AEs), surgery, and overall mortality proportion after percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) of two pancreatic lesions.

Methods: An extant search in online databases including Scopus, PubMed (Medline), Embase (Elsevier), Web of Science, Cochrane library, and Google Scholar, was conducted to recognize all studies that used PCD intervention in the management of pancreatic necrosis (PN) and pancreatic pseudocysts (PP). Random effects meta-analysis was performed, and Cochrane's Q test and Istatistic were utilized to determine heterogeneity.

Image-Guided Percutaneous Pancreatic Duct Drainage: A 10-Year Observational Study.

Purpose: To study the safety, efficacy, and long-term outcomes of percutaneous pancreatic duct drainage (PPDD) for treating pancreatic duct (PD) obstruction.

Materials And Methods: This prospective observational cohort study included 73 patients with PD obstruction between December 2010 and June 2020. Patients underwent PPDD under ultrasound and fluoroscopy guidance, computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopy guidance, or CT guidance only.

Left gastric artery embolization for obesity treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human and animal studies.

Purpose: The main purpose of this systematic review was to reflect on recent literature on bariatric LGA embolization for obesity treatment and to compare this new procedure in human and animal studies.

Methods: A systematic search of Scopus, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar was performed to identify human and animal studies employing bariatric LGA embolization to treat obesity. As well, Cochrane's Q test and the I statistic were utilized to determine heterogeneity.

Cured giant hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial embolization complicated with liver abscess formation.

Many patients with hepatocellular carcinoma cannot be treated surgically because of the advanced stage of the tumor and/or coexisting cirrhosis. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) represents an alternative therapeutic approach for some of these patients. However, it is not a curative measure, and an additional therapy is required to eradicate the residual disease.

Immunomodulatory Changes Following Isolated RF Ablation in Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Case Report.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developed countries. The liver is the most prevalent site of metastasis from CRC. Currently, the gold-standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) is surgical resection.

Long-term survival in a patient with low-level inflammatory markers and liver metastasis, converted resectable by TACE.

Case report presents the successful treatment of unresectable liver metastasis in a patient with colon cancer. A 44-year-old male underwent right hemicolectomy followed by capecitabine for a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon. 2 years later, a liver metastatic lesion was detected and had increased in size despite chemotherapy with capecitabine plus oxaliplatin (XELOX).

Tumor Regression in HCC Patient with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis after Intraportal Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) is a frequent entity in HCC, which strictly limits the gold standard treatment options such as surgical resection and transarterial chemoembolization. Therefore, the prognosis of patients with PVTT is extremely poor and an emergence of seeking an alternative option for intervention is inevitable.

Multidetector computed tomography angiography in the management of transarterial embolization of primary and secondary liver malignancy.

Background: Endovascular management is the mainstay of therapy for most patients with primary and secondary liver tumors. Radiologist should understand the anatomy of the hepatic vasculature and tumor feeding vessels to ensure successful conduction of the embolization procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) for the evaluation of hepatic arterial anatomy and tumor feeding vessels prior to embolization procedure.