{"title":"The Consequences of Angiography and Angioplasty of the Lower Limb in One Stage by Simultaneous IPSIL","authors":"Hossein Hemmati","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763343","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Chronic limb ischemia is the progressive form of peripheral artery disease. In this study, the consequences of angiography and angioplasty of the lower limb in one stage by simultaneous ipsilateral double puncture (retrograde plus ante grade) technique.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135096497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nour Maalouf, Mazen Abou Mrad, Daniela Lavric, Lora Vasileva, Andreas Mahnken, Jonas Apitzsch
{"title":"Safe Zone to Avoid Pneumothorax in a CT-Guided Lung Biopsy","authors":"Nour Maalouf, Mazen Abou Mrad, Daniela Lavric, Lora Vasileva, Andreas Mahnken, Jonas Apitzsch","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763419","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Pneumothorax is one of the most frequent complications of computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsies. We aim to identify the safe zone of the needle-pleura angle during a CT-guided lung biopsy.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"338 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135096704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire Van Der Riet, Philippe M. de Rooy, Ignace F. J. Tielliu, Rogier H. J. Kropman, Jan Wille, Ranjeet Narlawar, Nada Elzefzaf, George A. Antoniou, Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries, Richte C. L. Schuurmann
{"title":"Endograft Apposition and Infrarenal Neck Enlargement after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair","authors":"Claire Van Der Riet, Philippe M. de Rooy, Ignace F. J. Tielliu, Rogier H. J. Kropman, Jan Wille, Ranjeet Narlawar, Nada Elzefzaf, George A. Antoniou, Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries, Richte C. L. Schuurmann","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763392","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Sufficient apposition and oversizing of the endograft are not regularly stated on post-EVAR (CTA) scan reports. In this study endograft apposition and neck enlargement (NE) after EVAR with an Endurant II(s) were analyzed and associated with supra- and infrarenal aortic neck morphology.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135096701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zakariya Alsafran, M. Arabi, Fahad S. Alsafran, Majed A. Ashour, A. Justaniah
{"title":"Current and Future Needs for Interventional Radiologists in Saudi Arabia: Position Statement by the Saudi Interventional Radiology Society","authors":"Zakariya Alsafran, M. Arabi, Fahad S. Alsafran, Majed A. Ashour, A. Justaniah","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-57042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-57042","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Saudi Arabia has gone through a huge expansion in the medical services, which increased the demand for interventional radiologist (IR) services. However, the current number of IRs is considerably less than the needed number, which poses a challenge to provide a 24/7 IR service coverage. The shortage may improve in the future, but it will continue through 2030 despite the successful local fellowship training program.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"044 - 048"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45513630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hassan Aljaziri, Refaat Salman, N. Shaheen, Mohammad Alaftan
{"title":"IVC Filter Retrieval before and after Implementation of IVC Filter Retrieval Alert System (IFRAS): A Single-Center Experience","authors":"Hassan Aljaziri, Refaat Salman, N. Shaheen, Mohammad Alaftan","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763499","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the IVC filter retrieval alert system (IFRAS) in increasing the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval rate. Materials and Methods This study was a case-based retrospective study, for patients who had IVC filter insertion from January 2013 to December 2019 with a sample of 756 patients. The sample was divided into two groups for filter retrieval rate: before the implementation of the tracking system (IFRAS) between 2013 and 2015 with a sample of 321 patients, and after the implementation of the tracking system (IFRAS) between 2016 and 2019 with a sample of 435 patients. This study aimed to compare the IVC filter retrieval rate before and after the implementation of the IFRAS. The tracking system (IFRAS) protocol was applied by a dedicated employee who is actively tracking patients and strictly following them up with a referred physician or interventional radiologist through the interventional radiology clinic. Results The IVC filter retrieval before the implementation of the tracking system (2013–2015) was 38.3% (123/321), and it became 54.25% (236/435) after the implementation of the tracking system with a p -value less than 0.001. Before implementing the tracking system, patients with no follow-up after IVC filter insertion were 45.17% (145/321), and this decreased to 41.15% (179/435) after implementing the tracking system. Conclusion The study proved a statistically significant difference in increasing the IVC filter retrieval rate after implementing the IFRAS.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"031 - 034"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48761657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Garg, Ayush Khandelwal, Krishna Bhardwaj, P. Ish, Rajat Khurana, A. Malik
{"title":"Bronchial Artery Embolization in Management of Hemoptysis in a Developing Country: An Initial Experience","authors":"P. Garg, Ayush Khandelwal, Krishna Bhardwaj, P. Ish, Rajat Khurana, A. Malik","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763496","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objectives This article evaluates the immediate success, recurrence rate, complications, and the culprit vessel of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) in patients presenting with hemoptysis. Materials and Methods All patients who underwent BAE from July 1, 2018 to August 31, 2021 were included. BAE was done for moderate to severe hemoptysis or for mild hemoptysis which was recurrent and not controlled by medical management. Patients referred for surgical intervention and hemoptysis controlled on medical management were excluded. Results One hundred and thirty patients underwent BAE in the study period. Mean age was 41.5 years and majority (73.1%) was male. Forty-three (33.1%) patients had mild, 46 (35.4%) had moderate, and 41 (31.5%) with the duration of symptoms ranging from 3 days to 25 years. Most common culprit vessel was posterior intercostal artery closely followed by the intercostobronchial artery. Hypervascularity was the most common angiographic abnormality encountered. On an average, 2.75 vessels were embolized per BAE with a wide range of 1 to 8 vessels. Hemoptysis control was seen in 96.1% patients immediately, 90.7 % at 1 month, 82.3 % at 3 months, and 66.9 % at 6 months. Overall recurrence was seen in 43 patients (33.1%). Chest pain was the most common minor side effect occurring in 77.1% cases. Conclusion BAE is a safe and effective procedure that can be performed routinely in patients presenting with moderate to massive hemoptysis or with mild hemoptysis refractory to medical management.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"026 - 030"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45990153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jillian Drogin, A. Abdelbaki, Justin Lendermon, K. Pereira, A. Mendez-Castillo
{"title":"Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation of Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma to the Abdominal Wall","authors":"Jillian Drogin, A. Abdelbaki, Justin Lendermon, K. Pereira, A. Mendez-Castillo","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1763497","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Abdominal wall metastases are rarely seen in primary colorectal cancer; the majority of cases are attributed to seeding from previous procedures. We report a case of percutaneous cryoablation of metastatic colorectal cancer to the abdominal wall with no evidence of recurrence 1 year later.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"049 - 052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44445288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Tantrige, K. Ballal, Michael Kelly, K. Stefanidis, Dean Y. Huang, P. Sidhu, G. Yusuf
{"title":"The Use of Ultrasound Contrast in Interventional Radiology","authors":"P. Tantrige, K. Ballal, Michael Kelly, K. Stefanidis, Dean Y. Huang, P. Sidhu, G. Yusuf","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1764437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764437","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Ultrasound contrast agents have gained increasing popularity due to the high level of safety, real-time improved visualization, and ability to detect vascularity. As a result, contrast-enhanced ultrasound lends itself well to interventional radiology including in preprocedure assessment, intraprocedural guidance, and postprocedure evaluation. The authors aim to demonstrate the wide utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in both vascular and nonvascular intervention.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"012 - 021"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47041582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Approach—Diagnosis, Classification, and Endovascular Treatment","authors":"S. Sammoud, N. Hammami","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1760351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1760351","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are rare lesions accounting for 10 to 15% of intracranial arteriovenous malformations. They involve an anomalous shunt between meningeal arteries, intracranial (venous sinuses and/or cortical veins), or medullary veins. The DAVFs are usually acquired, implying previous aggression of the dura mater. Thus, they are associated with dural sinus thrombosis, previous craniotomy, and trauma. However, they are idiopathic in most instances and have no evident cause. Their clinical presentation is variable, with symptoms depending on their location and venous drainage pattern. However, lesions with cortical venous drainage have the highest risk of causing the most significant morbidity and mortality. High clinical suspicion alongside noninvasive cross-sectional imaging techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging help establish the diagnosis. Digital subtraction angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis and accurate classification, permitting the evaluation of the feeding vessels, cortical venous drainage, and venous ectasia. Accordingly, a prompt diagnosis and precise classification of these lesions are essential. Endovascular treatment is nowadays the primary therapeutic modality for DAVFs. The access route can be divided into transarterial, transvenous, and combined approaches based on angioarchitecture, venous drainage model, and location. Surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery may be considered in some cases. A personalized case-by-case approach accomplishes a high complete treatment grade with a low complication rate. This review highlights the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, classification, diagnosis, and endovascular treatment of patients with intracranial DAVFs.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"07 1","pages":"004 - 011"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48825136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}