Radiologic, endoscopic, and surgical gastrostomy: an institutional evaluation and meta-analysis of the literature.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of radiologic, percutaneous endoscopic (PEG), and surgical gastrostomy.

Materials And Methods: This project involved 5,752 patients (837 patients underwent radiologic gastrotomy; 4,194, PEG; and 721, surgical gastrostomy). Seventy-two (47 male, 25 female; age range, 12-94 years) underwent gastrostomy within 1 year in this series (radiologic gastrostomy, n = 33; PEG, n = 35; surgical gastrostomy, n = 4).

Use of a direct thrombin inhibitor (argatroban) during pulse-spray thrombolysis in experimental thrombosis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous and intrathrombic injection of the thrombin inhibitor argatroban during pulse-spray pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PSPMT) in experimental venous thrombosis.

Materials And Methods: Clots were produced in the inferior vena cava in 52 rabbits by placement of steel coils and balloon injury to the vessel wall. Two days later, clots were treated with PSPMT.

Cystosarcoma phyllodes of the prostate: MRI findings.

Cystosarcoma phyllodes of the prostate is a rare, relatively benign sarcoma of the prostate. We describe the magnetic resonance imaging findings in an unusual case of cystosarcoma phyllodes which resulted in extensive local recurrence and sarcomatous degeneration. Although uncommon, radiologists should be aware of the existence of cystosarcoma phyllodes of the prostate.