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{"title":"Stimulan® Antibiotic Impregnated Beads for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infection","authors":"Hazel Wai Chon, M. Hamish, P. Kirupananthan, Aimen Gmati, Hiba Abdalla, R. Hicks","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_9_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_9_20","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Limited evidence has been found on the effectiveness of Stimulan® antibiotic beads for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer. Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Stimulan® antibiotic beads in treating diabetic foot infection and review the healing rate, infection recurrence rate, and the length of postoperative hospital stay. Settings and Design: It was a retrospective review of patients implanted with Stimulan® antibiotic beads at a district general hospital in England from 2017 to 2019. Subjects and Methods: Nineteen patients with Wagner Grade 3 and 4 ulcers were included, with a mean age of 62.3 years. Stimulan®, an antibiotic loaded absorbable calcium sulfate biocomposite, was used to treat persistent diabetic foot infection with chronic osteomyelitis. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common bacteria isolated. Exclusion criteria consisted of those with Wagner Grade 1 or 2 ulcers and infections that had clinically responded to long courses of systemic antibiotics treatment. Results: All patients underwent local wound debridement with the application of Stimulan® beads and received intravenous antibiotics for 48 h postoperatively. The average postoperative hospital stay was 2 days. After 1 month of follow-up, 16 wounds (84%) fully healed, two wounds (11%) had partially healed, and one wound (5%) showed no sign of healing. Two patients (11%) had shown recurrence of diabetic foot infection in a different foot after 24 months. Amputation rate was 0% over 24 months. Conclusions: This study recorded the clinical efficacy of Stimulan® antibiotic beads by demonstrating 0% amputation rate after two years and shortened hospital stay. With a low recurrence rate (16%), Stimulan® beads could be considered as one of the alternative treatments in managing diabetic foot infection.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"073 - 078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45189453","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":"Adrenal Vein Sampling: Radiation Dose Reduction on New Angiography Platform","authors":"A. Alsafi, F. Wernig, J. Todd, T. Tan, F. Palazzo, K. Meeran, J. Jackson","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_24_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_24_20","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Primary aldosteronism is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. Distinguishing unilateral from bilateral disease is essential as those with unilateral adrenal disease will benefit from adrenalectomy. This is best achieved by adrenal vein sampling (AVS) which may be a difficult procedure with significant radiation to both patient and operator. This study aims to measure the radiation dose during AVS before and after the installation of a new angiography platform. Materials and Methods: The dose area product (DAP), air kerma, and fluoroscopy time were collected retrospectively together with demographic data for the first ten patients who underwent AVS between April and September 2018 following the installation of the Philips Azurion 7 M20 interventional platform. These results were compared with those from ten patients who underwent AVS before the installation of the new machine using the Philips Allura Xper FD20 platform. Mann–Whitney test was used to compare DAP, air kerma, and fluoroscopy time. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Successful bilateral adrenal vein catheterization was achieved in all cases in both groups. There was no significant difference in fluoroscopy time: 5.5 (3.3–10.8) min (new) versus 5.3 (4.5–8.4) min (old) (P = 0.9502). The DAP and air kerma were both significantly lower on the new machine: 11.3 (5.2–26.7) Gy.cm2 versus 45.5 (17.2–56.5) Gy.cm2 (P = 0.0089) and 201.5 (88.1–464.0) mGy versus 682.5 (300.5–998.5) mGy (P = 0.0115), respectively. Conclusion: The installation of the Philips Azurion 7 M20 interventional platform has allowed a significant reduction in radiation dose during AVS.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"102 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44673032","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":"Ureteroarterial Fistula Presenting as Gross Hematuria during Routine Nephroureteral Stent Exchange","authors":"F. Matsunaga, M. Arabi, S. Tavri","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_7_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_7_20","url":null,"abstract":"Ureteroarterial fistula (UAF) is an uncommon entity and underrecognized etiology of hematuria in patients with a history of pelvic malignancy, irradiation, and surgery. Herein we report two cases of UAF unexpectedly identified during routine nephroureteral stent exchanges which highlight salient points regarding diagnosis and management.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"124 - 126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43570235","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":"Thoracic Duct Embolization Using Direct Hybrid Angiography/Computed Tomography‑Guided Cisterna Chyli Access for the Treatment of Chylous Leak Secondary to Partial Glossectomy and Neck Dissection","authors":"K. Nijhawan, D. Kumari, B. Funaki, O. Ahmed","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_26_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_26_20","url":null,"abstract":"Thoracic duct embolization (TDE) is a minimally invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of postoperative chylous leaks that fail conventional medical management. TDE can be a technically challenging procedure that requires real-time image guidance to visualize the thoracic duct. This case report describes using hybrid angiography/computed tomography technology to perform TDE through direct access of the cisterna chyli, potentially eliminating the need for intranodal lymphangiography, and reducing procedure length.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"121 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41719516","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":"Percutaneous Image-guided Gastrostomy Insertion with and without Gastropexy","authors":"Nehal Alghamdi, Shaima Abdulrahman, Yousof Alzahrani, Hana Alfaleh, F. Alorfi, A. Rajeh, Mohammed Aljarie, M. Arabi","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_3_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_3_20","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The objective was to compare the major and minor complications of percutaneous gastrostomy with and without gastropexy. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of adult patients who underwent percutaneous gastrostomy with or without gastropexy between January 2015 and November 2018. A total of 830 patients (512 males [61.8%] and 318 females [38.2%]) were included in the study. Gastropexy was performed for 428 (51.6%) patients (343 pigtail and 85 balloon-type gastrostomies). The remaining 402 patients (48.4%) had no gastropexy (387 pigtail and 15 balloon-type gastrostomies). Major and minor complication rates were assessed within 30 days postprocedure. Results: Technical success was 100% with and without gastropexy. Complications were recorded in 143 patients (17.2%): six major complications in 6 patients and 155 minor complications in 137 patients. Major complications included peritonitis (n = 1) and severe skin infection (n = 1) in the gastropexy group, whereas the remaining four complications were without gastropexy and had tube malposition and peritonitis (n = 4). There was no significant difference in major (0.47% vs. 1%; P = 0.37) or minor complication rate (18.7% vs. 14.2%; P = 0.08) between the gastropexy and nongastropexy groups, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed significantly more superficial infections in the gastropexy group (28 vs. 14; P = 0.04), and pneumoperitoneum was significantly more common with pigtail gastrostomy compared to the balloon-type catheter (30 vs. 0; P = 0.04). There was no significant difference in complication rates in relation to the number of anchors (P = 0.32 for major complications and P = 0.57 for minor complications). Thirty patients (3.6%) died within 30 days after the procedure due to other comorbidities. Conclusion: Gastropexy does not reduce the incidence of major or minor complications following percutaneous gastrostomy and is associated with increased risk for superficial infections. The use of pigtail-type gastrostomy is associated with a higher incidence of pneumoperitoneum.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"107 - 110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48487489","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":"Dialysis Shunt Thrombectomy Utilizing a Rotational Thrombectomy Device in Patients with Pseudoaneurysms","authors":"A. Webb, K. Zacharias, P. Ciolek, T. Webb, O. Ahmed","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_8_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_8_20","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: To assess the safety and efficacy of dialysis shunt thrombectomy utilizing a rotational thrombectomy device in patients with pseudoaneurysms refractory to declot by conventional treatments. Methods: Between July 2016 and August 2019, 34 dialysis shunt thrombectomies were retrospectively examined in 29 individual patients. All patients presented with pseudoaneurysms and clotted accesses that were refractory to angioplasty balloon sweeps (“push–pull”) to restore patency. The Cleaner® rotational thrombectomy device was used as a bail-out in an attempt to restore patency to the clotted shunt. Procedure success, complications, primary patency, primary-assisted patency, secondary patency, average number of shunt pseudoaneurysms, and average pseudoaneurysm size were documented and analyzed. Results: Thirty-three of the 34 (97%) thrombectomies were successful in restoring patency and facilitating same-day hemodialysis. An average of 1.5 pseudoaneurysms were present per patient (range 1–3 pseudoaneurysms, standard deviation [SD] 0.65 pseudoaneurysms), with an average size of 15.0 mm (range 9.4–31.1 mm, SD 4.87 mm). Postprocedural complications occurred in 14.7% of the cases, none of which were definitively device related. Primary patency to the time of data collection was achieved in 29% of the cases, and the average primary patency for these cases was 124.5 days (range 10–946 days, SD 186.9 days). The average primary-assisted patency was 126.8 days (range 1–564 days, SD 169.8 days). Dialysis accesses were eventually abandoned or surgically revised in ten instances, resulting in an average secondary patency of 157.5 days (range 6–712 days, SD 257 days). Conclusions: In patients with pseudoaneurysms, rotational thrombectomy with the Cleaner® device appeared to be a safe and effective option for restoring patency to thrombosed dialysis accesses refractory to standard push–pull techniques with angioplasty balloons.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"087 - 091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42030800","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":"Uterine Artery Embolization Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Pure Adenomyosis: A Single‑Center Experience","authors":"I. Alrashidi, H. Alharthy, Faisal S. Alahmari, Sultan Alammari, Hatim Alobaidi, Abdulwaeed Alruhaimi, Abdulaziz Almat’hami, Abdulrahman Alkhalifah, Fares Garad","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_30_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_30_19","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The aim of the study was to assess clinical outcomes following uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the treatment of dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia related to pure adenomyosis. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 14 patients with dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia related to pure adenomyosis treated with UAE using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) between January 2017 and September 2019. The baseline and 3-month and 12-month postintervention outcomes were assessed using Uterine Fibroid Symptom-Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (UFS-QOL), Symptom Severity Score (SSS), and magnetic resonance imaging findings. The median age of the patients was 47 years (28–55). The main clinical presentation was dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, with a median duration of symptom of 24 (12–84) months. All patients received combined estrogen-progestin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prior to UAE without clinical improvement. Results: According to UFS-QOL and SSS results, the score for distress level was statistically significantly reduced from baseline 4.6 (3.6–5) to 2.25 (1–3.37) (P = 0. 018) after 3 months, and remained stable 12 months later. The score of symptom level was statistically significantly reduced from 4 (3.6–5) at baseline to 1.6 (1–3.58) (P = 0. 018) after 3 months with maintained clinical satisfaction after 12-month follow-up. The junctional zone was statistically significantly reduced from baseline with a median of 33.5 mm (19–79 mm) to 25 mm (8–77 mm) after 3 and 12 months (P = 0.046). The incidence of post-UAE permanent amenorrhea is 71% with a mean age of 49 years. No patient underwent hysterectomy during the follow-up period. Conclusion: UAE using PVA can improve the quality of life in patients with menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea related to adenomyosis. However, larger prospective studies are needed to establish the long-term outcomes and risk of amenorrhea.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"117 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44178029","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":"Angio-Seal-Assisted Closure of Femoral Arterial Pseudoaneurysm in a Case of Uncorrectable Coagulation and Potential Allergy to Thrombin","authors":"Abdulmajeed Bin Dahmash, Abdul Aziz Al Qahtani, S. Alshehri","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_13_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_13_20","url":null,"abstract":"Iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm (FAP) is a recognized complication of the femoral artery access. Treatment options such as ultrasound-guided compression may fail in case of uncorrectable coagulopathy, and thrombin injection can trigger anaphylactic reaction with repeated exposure.[1,2] In this case, we used ultrasound-guided deployment of Angio-Seal closure device (St. Jude Medical, Minnetonka, MN, USA) to treat FAP with uncorrectable coagulopathy and suspected allergy to thrombin.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"138 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46610684","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":"Uneventful sleeve gastrectomy post bariatric arterial embolization","authors":"Majed A. Ashour, A. Karsou, A. Bakhsh","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_25_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_25_20","url":null,"abstract":"We present the case of a 42-year-old female patient who successfully and uneventfully underwent gastric sleeve surgery 3-years after left gastric artery embolization, for the treatment of obesity. This case highlights that left gastric artery embolization may not preclude future bariatric surgeries in this subset of patients who initially fail to lose weight after bariatric arterial embolization (BAE).","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":" 595","pages":"127 - 129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41251915","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":"How to Deal with Infrainguinal Arterial Calcifications: Atherectomy and Lithoplasty Devices","authors":"D. Vorwerk","doi":"10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_12_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_12_20","url":null,"abstract":"This overview article should describe current technical problems of severe infrainguinal calcifications, outline solutions for challenging and complex lesions and give an overview over currently available debulking devices which are meant to deal with calcified lesions. As a relatively new device, arterial lithoplasty is discussed.","PeriodicalId":32940,"journal":{"name":"The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology","volume":"4 1","pages":"060 - 066"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47418105","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}