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It is possible for hepatic-artery ligation to produce duodenal ischemia. However, clinical evidence of hepatic decompensation or concomitant deterioration of liver function would be expected.
The term TAE refers to the embolization of the hepatic artery that may or may not be preceded by the administration of lipiodol, without using any chemotherapeutic agents.
The use of bleomycin and lipiodol in chemoembolization interventions for massive hepatic hemangiomas presents a multifaceted therapeutic approach. Due to its cytotoxic properties, bleomycin ...
Patients receiving standard treatment for chronic subdural hematoma have a high risk of treatment failure. The effect of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization on the risk of treatment fai ...
Men suffering from an enlarged prostate can receive long-term relief from a minimally invasive procedure that partially blocks blood flow to the gland, new research reports.
This pump acts as a reservoir for chemotherapy, which is delivered directly to the liver through a catheter placed in the hepatic artery—the main artery supplying blood to the liver.
This report presents a case of therapy-resistant nephrolithiasis caused by a migrated metal coil after renal artery coil embolization.
A novel combination of surgery and embolization used to treat subdural hematomas, bleeding between the brain and its protective membrane due to trauma, reduces the risk of follow-up surgeries ...
In recognition of National Men’s Health Week, the Society of Interventional Radiology hosted a congressional press briefing on prostate artery embolization, a procedure used to treat benign ...
Most trials have found that 80% to 90% of men have success. Compared to surgery, the risks are much less. (This is important for you, since you have had blockages in the artery of your leg ...
Dr. John Smirniotopoulos, a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, discusses how Genicular nerve ablation (GNA) and Genicular artery… ...