4 results match your criteria: "Pardis Noor Medical Imaging and Cancer Center[Affiliation]"

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  • - The study investigates the effectiveness of splenic artery embolization (SAE) as a treatment for esophageal variceal bleeding caused by portal hypertension (PH), focusing on its efficacy, safety, and overall role in managing this condition.
  • - A systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies involving 531 patients found significant reductions in variceal bleeding after SAE, with 26% achieving complete resolution of varices and 78% showing improvement.
  • - The findings indicate that SAE is a safe procedure with low complication rates, effectively increasing platelet counts and reducing bleeding in patients with variceal bleeding due to PH.
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This case report describes the radiofrequency (RF) ablation of a pheochromocytoma in a 35-year-old female with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II syndrome, who previously underwent a right adrenalectomy and thyroidectomy. The patient presented with a new tumor in the left adrenal gland, detected via imaging, without evidence of metastasis. Opting against surgical adrenalectomy due to previous surgeries, she underwent RF ablation after preparatory alpha and beta blockader.

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