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Transesplenic access in the treatment of varicose gastrointestinal bleeding. Case and technical report

ABSTRACT Varicose gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. Endoscopic treatment is the first therapeutic line for these patients, however, for those whom this therapeutic modality fail, a broad knowledge of alternative treatme...

Large Vertex Epidural Hematoma: Case Report and Review of Surgical Approaches

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (4), 2019
Vertex epidural hematomas (VEHs) are a special clinical entity due to their clinical presentation, vascular etiology and options of surgical approach. The clinical suspicion involves recognizing the mechanism of the injury and the correct visualization of the hematoma in computed tomography (CT) coronal ...

Implante concomitante de MitraClip y cierre de orejuela izquierda: importancia de la puncoón transeptal y sus implicancias técnicas: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
We report a 65-years old woman with a history of permanent atrial fibrillation with high risk for ischemic and bleeding events. She developed a heart failure with severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction and severe secondary mitral regurgitation. Given her high surgical risk, using transesoph...

Outcomes of endovascular treatment of renal arterial stenosis in transplanted kidneys

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of endovascular treatment of TRAS with PTA. Materials and Methods We searched our prospectively collected database looking at cases of TRAS between January 2005-December 2011. CCT was the gold-standart for diagnosis of TRAS. Parameters ana...

Correlação entre as lesões coronarianas diagnosticadas pela angiotomografia e as diagnosticadas pelo método visual da cineangiocoronariografia

Avaliar a eficácia diagnóstica da angiotomografia coronariana (AC) comparada com a cineangiocoronariografia (CAT). Material e Métodos: Foram avaliados retrospectivamente 146 pacientes submetidos a AC e CAT com angiografia coronariana quantitativa (ACQ), com intervalo médio de um mês entre os exames...

A comparative study of perventricular and percutaneous device closure treatments for isolated ventricular septal defect: a chinese single-institution experience

Abstract Objectives: To compare the advantages and disadvantages of perventricular and percutaneous procedures for treating isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD). Methods: A total of 572 patients with isolated VSD were selected in our hospital between January 2015 and December 2016. The patients' me...

Angioplastía con balón para el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar por enfermedad tromboembólica crónica. Resultados hemodinámicos y clínicos inmediatos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a therapeutic alternative for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Aim: To report the initial experience with the "refined BPA technique" with the use of intravascular images. Patients and Methods: Between Jun...

Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in malignant hypertensive retinopathy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT A 33-year-old male presented to our clinic with low vision in both eyes that started during the previous week. Visual acuity was 20/63 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed signs of hypertensive retinopathy; thus, a multidisciplinary approach was adopted for the...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: diagnostic and treatment characteristics

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To present a case series of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), describing the main clinical findings, the number/location of pulmonary vascular abnormalities, the clinical complications, and the treatment administered. Methods: This was a retrospective observational stud...

Cirurgia híbrida na exérese de tumor glômico Shamblin II

O tumor glômico é uma neoplasia benigna rara originada de células paraganglionares da crista neural que se desenvolve na camada adventícia do vaso. São tumores não encapsulados e altamente vascularizados. Paciente feminina, 64 anos, foi diagnosticada com tumor glômico hipervascularizado com 5 cm p...