Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, Afshin Gangi
{"title":"Invited Commentary on « Cryoablation in Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: A 10-Year Experience in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients».","authors":"Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, Afshin Gangi","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03901-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03901-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1784-1785"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Perspectives on Deep Venous Interventions: Challenges, Evidence, and Future Directions.","authors":"Gerard O'Sullivan","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03914-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03914-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1569-1570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse Event Rates in Interventional Radiology: A Review of 30 Years of Societal Quality Improvement Publications.","authors":"Aren B Mnatzakanian, Colin P Cantwell","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03859-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03859-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1687-1693"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-Term Results of Genesis Trial: Toward More Evidence on GAE.","authors":"Marc Sapoval","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03837-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03837-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1763-1764"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142543918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lipiodol Versus Imipenem/Cilastatin in Genicular Artery Embolization: A Retrospective Study on Safety and Clinical Success.","authors":"Tevfik Guzelbey, Ali Dablan, Cagri Erdim, Rabia Deniz, Ilhan Nahit Mutlu, Ozgur Kilickesmez","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03836-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03836-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of genicular artery embolization (GAE) using lipiodol in comparison to imipenem/cilastatin (IPM-CS).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective study screened patients who underwent GAE between January 2022 and February 2023 for inclusion. Clinical outcomes were assessed at 1, 3, and 6 months post-procedure using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for pain, stiffness, functional capacity, and total scores. Technical and clinical success rates, complications, and patient-reported outcomes were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 42 patients were included in the study, with 13 patients treated with lipiodol and 29 with IPM-CS for GAE. Transient skin discoloration was noted in 23.1% of lipiodol patients and 31% of the IPM-CS group (p = 0.722). One patient (7.6%) in the lipiodol group developed knee edema and erythema due to drug-induced vasculitis (p = 0.309). Clinical success rates in the lipiodol group were 76.9% at 1 month, consistent at 3 months, and 69.2% at 6 months. For the IPM-CS group, success rates were 89.7, 86.2, and 75.9%, respectively, with no significant differences (p = 0.353, p = 0.657, p = 0.713). The median percentage change in WOMAC stiffness scores for the lipiodol group at 1, 3, and 6 months post-GAE were - 25%, - 16.7%, and - 16.7%, respectively, while the IPM-CS group showed decreases of - 40%, - 50%, and - 50%. Significant differences were found between the groups at all time points (p = 0.017, p = 0.009, and p = 0.002, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lipiodol shows comparable clinical success to IPM-CS in GAE.</p>","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1765-1773"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raja Shaikh, Kumar Kempegowda Shashi, Mohamed M Shahin
{"title":"Cryoablation in Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: A 10-Year Experience in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients.","authors":"Raja Shaikh, Kumar Kempegowda Shashi, Mohamed M Shahin","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03845-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03845-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine the efficacy and safety of cryoablation in pediatric and young adult patients with desmoid tumors (DTs) retrospectively over a 10-year period.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Twenty-one patients (age 2-22 years; median 14 years), with 21 desmoid tumors, underwent a total of 34 percutaneous cryoablation procedures between August 2013 and August 2023. All patients, excluding two, had surgical resection, chemotherapy, or a combination of these therapies with failed or suboptimal response. Clinical and imaging outcomes were analyzed for technical success, change in tumor volume, and recurrence of tumor, symptom improvement or recurrence, and procedure-related complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All procedures were technically successful. The median follow-up duration was 9 months (range, 3-32 months); total symptomatic improvement was achieved in 90% (19/21) patients, noticeable pain relief was seen in 100% (18/18) and 90% (9/10) patients had improved range of motion (ROM), discomfort resolved in 66.7% (2/3) patients. Of the treated tumors, 43% (9/21) showed greater than 75% tumor volume reduction of which 44% (4/9) had no evidence of viable residual tumor at follow-up, and 33% (7/21) had 50-75% volume reduction and 14% (3/21) had greater than 40-50% tumor volume reduction. According to modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST), 71%( 15/21) had partial response (PR), 19% (4/21) had complete response (CR), and 10% (2/21) had stable disease. Four (12%) treatments were associated with minor complications, which self-resolved.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this, predominantly pediatric patient cohort, cryoablation was effective and safe for the local control of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors in short-term follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1776-1783"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mario D'Oria, Georgios Pitoulias, Sandro Lepidi, Raffaello Bellosta, Michel M P J Reijnen, Gioele Simonte, Giovanni Pratesi, Marco V Usai, Mauro Gargiulo, Nuno Dias, Ciro Ferrer, Filippo Benedetto, Gian Franco Veraldi, Philip Duppers, Jorge F Noya, Arno Wiersema, Konstantinos Spanos, Nicola Troisi, Diego Moniaci, Michele Antonello, Santi Trimarchi, Jean-Paul de Vries, Said Abisi, Apostolos Pitoulias, Gergana T Taneva, Konstantinos P Donas
{"title":"Mid-Term Outcomes of the Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis with Standardized Combinations of Bridging Stent-Grafts for Endovascular Treatment of Aortoiliac Disease with or Without Co-existing Hypogastric Aneurysms (The HYPROTECT Study).","authors":"Mario D'Oria, Georgios Pitoulias, Sandro Lepidi, Raffaello Bellosta, Michel M P J Reijnen, Gioele Simonte, Giovanni Pratesi, Marco V Usai, Mauro Gargiulo, Nuno Dias, Ciro Ferrer, Filippo Benedetto, Gian Franco Veraldi, Philip Duppers, Jorge F Noya, Arno Wiersema, Konstantinos Spanos, Nicola Troisi, Diego Moniaci, Michele Antonello, Santi Trimarchi, Jean-Paul de Vries, Said Abisi, Apostolos Pitoulias, Gergana T Taneva, Konstantinos P Donas","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03881-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03881-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate retrospectively the 2-year outcomes of the Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (IBE) in patients with and without coexisting hypogastric artery (HA) aneurysms in a large contemporary multicentric European experience using dedicated bridging devices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included all consecutive patients treated at participating institutions with the Gore Excluder IBE device who received a covered stent (i.e., stent-graft) from the same manufacturer. Technical success was defined as deployment of endografts with complete exclusion of the aneurysm(s), patency of target vessels, and absence of type 1 and 3 endoleak. Assessment of follow-up outcomes included freedom from HA branch instability defined as the composite cumulative endpoint of any HA branch-related complication.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 437 patients were included for analysis from 22 European vascular surgery centers. Patients were categorized into two subgroups: subgroup A (n = 269) if they did not have concomitant hypogastric aneurysms, otherwise they were categorized into subgroup B (n = 168). Finally, 78 (18%) had bilateral IBE with a total of 515 IBE included in the study. Balloon expandable stents were deployed in 19 (6.3%) subgroup A patients compared with 46 (21.7%,) in subgroup B, p < .001. The two-year estimate for freedom of HA branch instability was significantly higher for patients in group A as compared with patients in group B (94% vs. 90%, p = .045). At univariate regression, the number of stent-grafts used was associated with higher risk of iliac branch instability (p = .021), while in multivariate regression for the use of more than 2 bridging stent-grafts the risk of instability increased by 2.35 times.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This large contemporary European multicentric experience with the use of the Gore Excluder IBE in patients with or without associated HA aneurysms shows satisfactory mid-term outcomes when the device is used in conjunction with both self-expandable and balloon-expanding stent-grafts from the same manufacturer. Although primary patency of the iliac branch was as high as 90%, caution and strict follow-up must be exercised when multiple bridging stent-grafts are used over longer distances.</p>","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1739-1749"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tony Rizk, Antony Gayed, Stephen Stringfellow, Yara Younan, Ricardo Yamada, Marcelo Guimaraes
{"title":"Review of Sharp Recanalization Techniques in Central Venous Occlusions.","authors":"Tony Rizk, Antony Gayed, Stephen Stringfellow, Yara Younan, Ricardo Yamada, Marcelo Guimaraes","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03789-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03789-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benign central venous occlusions are frequently associated with long-term central venous access. Most of these occlusions can be recanalized with conventional endovascular technique. When conventional technique fails, sharp recanalization techniques (SRTs) can increase technical success. The SRTs include single low-profile needles, needle coaxial systems, re-entry catheter, the back end of stiff guidewires, and systems that can deliver radiofrequency energy or laser. This review on SRTs presents technical details and outcomes of the most common techniques used in central venous recanalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1626-1641"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11621131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bruno Migliara, Giovanni Feriani, Mattia Mirandola, Andrea Griso, Tania Francesca Cappellari, Cristian Nicoletti
{"title":"Percutaneous Deep Venous Arterialization Using an IVUS-Guided Technique in no-Option Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: 24-Month Results.","authors":"Bruno Migliara, Giovanni Feriani, Mattia Mirandola, Andrea Griso, Tania Francesca Cappellari, Cristian Nicoletti","doi":"10.1007/s00270-024-03828-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00270-024-03828-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In some patients, revascularization is not possible or is not effective. For these, percutaneous deep vein arterialization (p-DVA) could be considered an alternative treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided technique that has only one percutaneous access.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This is a prospective monocentric study on 18 no-option CLTI limbs treated with an IVUS-guided p-DVA. The primary outcome measures are: the freedom from major adverse events (MAEs) and survival at 30 days; limb salvage and amputation free survival (AFS) at 30 days, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. The secondary outcome measures are: procedural success, survival, patency and wound healing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We treated 14 patients with no-option CLTI, carrying out 18 p-DVA. Median age was 74,4 years (60-87). All these patients had a previous failed angioplasty of the tibial and foot arteries. Procedural success rate, defined as the establishment of arterial flow into the venous system of the foot, was 100%. No deaths and MAEs recorded at 30 days. Survival was 100%, 83.4% and 77.8%; limb salvage was 88.9%, 77.8% and 77.8%; AFS was 88.9%, 61.1% and 55.6% at 6, 12 and 24 months. Complete wound healing was 18.7% at 6 months, 80.0% at 12 months and 100% at 24 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on these results, the IVUS-guided p-DVA seems to be safe and effective for no-option CLTI patients, with no mortality related to the intervention, an acceptable limb salvage rate and amputation free survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":9591,"journal":{"name":"CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"1727-1736"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}