A modified technique for radial artery access: how interventional radiologists can optimise the cardiologists' technique to suite their procedures.

Background: This is a single-centre prospective observational study examining radial access in 62 Prostatic Artery Embolisation (PAE) procedures. Evaluation of left radial artery diameter using high frequency ultrasound before and after administration of sublingual glycerl trinitrate (GTN). Pre-procedure questionnaires calculating symptom severity score compared with post-procedure.

The role of radiological surveillance in the conservative management of incidental small testicular masses: A systematic review.

: The increasing use of scrotal ultrasonography (US) for non-cancerous indications has led to greater detection of incidental, small testicular masses. Operative intervention is currently the mainstay of treatment for all testicular tumours; however, despite the low malignant potential of small, incidental masses, little is known about conservative management using radiological surveillance. : A systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted and studies meeting the inclusion criteria were reviewed for patient outcomes.

Hepatic artery aneurysm: an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed.

An 86-year-old woman presented to hospital with melaena. This was her third presentation with the same symptom. There was no obvious source of bleeding on her oesophagogastroduodenoscopy; however, it did show a previously clipped Dieulafoy lesion.

The midterm experience of tapered stent grafts in the endovascular management of iliac artery aneurysms with unfavorable anatomy.

We report our experience and the midterm results of a modern technique for endovascular management of isolated iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) with unfavorable neck anatomy, which involves the inversion of an iliac leg of a Zenith stent graft. Patients who underwent endovascular IAA repair from 2002 to 2010 were reviewed. A total of 12 patients, with a mean age of 77.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in abdominal trauma.

Increasing evidence supports a role for contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma. Accurate definition of organ injury can be demonstrated, as well as extension to solid organ capsule and even vascular injury. Low-dose contrast is needed for renal imaging, to avoid obscuration of deeper structures from intense cortical enhancement.

Early migration and ureteric obstruction of an embolisation coil used to treat massive haemorrhage following percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Renal artery embolization is the treatment of choice for massive hemorrhage after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Late coil migration is a known complication after embolization. We report an unusual case of early coil migration causing ureteric obstruction and postulate on risk factors for this phenomenon.

Scalloped thoracic stent-graft for treatment of aortic arch aneurysms with unfavourable landing zones.

Endovascular treatments are limited in cases of thoracic aortic aneurysms extending up or proximal to the origin of the left subclavian artery (LSCA). In such cases, the LSCA is usually either occluded or revascularised. We report our first experience of four patients who underwent thoracic aneursym treatment with new custom-made grafts with a scallop in situ for the LSCA.

Embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations using the Amplatzer vascular plug: successful treatment of 69 consecutive patients.

Objective: The technique of embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) with the Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP) has been reported, but no large series has evaluated the effectiveness of this relatively new embolic device. The purpose of this study is to assess the role of AVPs in the treatment of PAVMs.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-nine consecutive patients underwent embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations between September 2006 and December 2008.