72 Results Found

Fallopian tube obstruction is a major cause of female infertility. We aimed to evaluate the factors potentially affecting pregnancy rate following fallopian tube recanalization (FTR) in infertile women with proximal fallopian tube obstruction. Data w...

Background/Objectives: Unusual-site venous thrombosis (USVT) lacks robust evidence guiding anticoagulant selection between vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). This study aimed to evaluate recanalization, recurrence, a...

Stroke remains the leading cause of death and disability in some countries, predominantly attributed to acute ischemic stroke (AIS). While intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy are widely acknowledged as effective treatments for AIS,...

Background: Vascular conditions can affect the recanalization rates after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Chest radiography can assess the conditions of the aortic arch based on the presence or absence of aortic arch...

Background: The objective of our project was to identify a late recanalization predictor in ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with coil embolization. This goal was achieved by means of a statistical analysis followed by a computational fluid dy...

Background/Objectives: Downstream occlusion (DOC) is a commonly observed, yet frequently overlooked, angiographic event during mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute large vessel occlusion (LVO). This phenomenon has the potential to complicate proced...

We investigated whether there was an annual change in outcomes in patients who received the thrombolytic therapy or endovascular treatment (EVT) in Korea. This analysis was performed using data from a nationwide multicenter registry for exploring the...

Background/Objectives: Retrograde access of the peroneal artery (PA) is considered technically challenging and at risk of bleeding. The aim of this multicentre retrospective study was to assess the safety, feasibility, and technical success of this a...

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cause of stroke that tends to affect young people. Endovascular treatment (EVT) has not yet shown to be beneficial in CVT and is therefore actually only indicated as rescue therapy in severe and refractory c...

Prominent cortical vessels on susceptibility-weighted imaging (PCV–SWI) correlate with poor leptomeningeal collaterals. However, little is known about PCV–SWI in recanalization therapy-treated patients with anterior circulation large vess...

While individuals with Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Binge Eating Disorder (BED) often present with a higher rate of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) than the general population, it is unclear whether this extends to AN. This cross-sectional study examined diff...

It was previously reported that diabetes mellitus (DM) and admission hyperglycemia (aHG) were associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who were treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or mechanical throm...

Purpose: To report our thrombolytic technique, treatment strategy, and clinical outcomes for porto-mesenteric venous thrombosis (PMVT) in non-cirrhotic patients. Methods: Sixteen acute or chronic non-cirrhotic PMVT patients (mean age: 48.6 years) wit...

The development of the endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) technique has revolutionized acute stroke management for patients with large vessel occlusions (LVOs). The impact of successful recanalization using an EVT on autoregulatory profiles is unknown....

Background/Objectives: The American Urological Association (AUA) vasectomy guidelines’ current recommendation to obtain the first post-vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) from 8 weeks to 16 weeks post-vasectomy is based predominantly on azoospermia...

Endovascular therapy (EVT) represents the gold standard treatment in patients affected by acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). Prior antiplatelet (APT) therapy might increase the risk of bleeding and modify the clinical ou...

Background/Objectives: To investigate the long-term changes in conjunctival bacterial flora before and after dacryoendoscopic recanalization for lacrimal passage obstruction using silicone tube intubation. Methods: This prospective study included 135...

The diagnosis of chronic total occlusion (CTO), characterized by the complete obstruction of a coronary artery for at least three months, remains challenging and can be entirely asymptomatic. Since the indications for performing a recanalization proc...

Background: Mechanical thrombectomy is the standard therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The primary aim of our study was to compare the procedural efficacy of the direct aspiration technique, using Penumbra ACETM aspiration catheter...

Background: Evidence from randomized controlled trials has shown a benefit for endovascular treatment in basilar artery occlusion. We aimed to show the effect of the recanalization result on outcome and determine the role of underlying basilar stenos...

Background: The current treatment of venous disease is focused on the minimally invasive exclusion of the affected vein. Besides widely used thermal ablation, chemical ablation with cyanoacrylate, reported as safe and highly effective, has been gaini...

Background/Objectives: In patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the first pass effect (FPE) refers to the complete recanalization of an occluded vessel (TICI = 2C/3) with a single thrombectomy attempt. Achieving complete vessel recanalization is...

Reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic stroke aims to restore the blood flow of occluded blood vessels. However, successful recanalization is often associated with disruption of the blood-brain barrier, leading to reperfusion injury. Delayed recanali...

Vertebral artery injury (VAI) is a known complication of blunt cervical spine trauma with a potential risk of stroke. Factors including cervical bony injury, spinal cord injury, and overall trauma severity have been linked to an increased risk of VAI...

Background: The introduction of endovascular thrombectomy dramatically changed acute stroke management and became the standard treatment. Balloon guide catheters provide flow arrest during the clot retrieval process and have several advantages.This s...

Background: Once occluded, the radial artery becomes unsuitable for repeat interventions and obligates the need for alternative vascular access, such as the femoral approach, which is not encouraged by current guidelines. With the dissemination of di...

Background: Although it is clear that stroke is a time-dependent and age-associated disease, we still need more evidence regarding the efficacy and outcomes in elderly patients who were excluded from the first trials of mechanical thrombectomy. The a...

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Endovascular thrombectomy has been impactful in decreasing mortality. However, many clinical results continue to show suboptimal functional outcomes despite high recanalization rates. This ga...

Background/Objectives: The Tron FX is a stent retriever thrombectomy device that underwent a clinical trial in Japan in 2016. Its key feature is the availability of a 2/15 mm model designed for medium-vessel occlusion (MeVO). This study reports the r...

Background: Innovative automated perfusion software solutions offer support in the management of acute stroke by providing information about the infarct core and penumbra. While the performance of different software solutions has mainly been investig...

Current guidelines advocate intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) prior to endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for all patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). We evaluated outcomes with and without IVT pretreatment. Our in...

Background and Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis with Tenecteplase before thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients compared with previous results using Alteplase. Previous trials for Tene...

Portal vein thrombosis constitutes the most common thrombotic event in patients with cirrhosis, with increased rates in the setting of advanced liver disease. Despite being a well-known complication of cirrhosis, the contribution of portal vein throm...

Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) are an increasingly frequent entity in clinical practice and represent a challenging percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) scenario. Despite data from randomized trials that have not yet demonstrated a clear...

Background and Objectives: Even though low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), including dalteparin, has a critical role in portal vein thrombosis (PVT) treatment in liver cirrhosis (LC) patients, the predictive factors and the proper dose of dalteparin...

Background/Objectives: Giant splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) and pseudoaneurysms (SAPs) represent rare conditions, characterized by a diameter greater than or equal to 5 cm. The risk of rupture is increased compared to common SAAs and SAPs, necessita...

In the aging society, the issue of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has become a challenge for invasive cardiologists. Despite the lack of clear indications in European and American guidelines, the rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (...

Background/Objectives: Current guidelines recommend intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) followed by mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). This combined approach, known as bridgin...

While arterial reflow after a stroke represents an important challenge for better outcomes, it is also very important that sudden recanalization does not produce local oxidative and nitrogen species, deleterious for the brain and more particularly th...

Background: Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is characterized by a triad of symptoms; varicose veins and venous malformations (VMs), capillary malformations (port-wine stain), and soft tissue and bone hypertrophy. Herein, we retrospectively stu...

This study investigated prognostic factors in elderly patients (80 years and older) undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) in acute stroke treatment. Of 59 cases, 47.5% achieved a favorable outco...

We sought to determine the effects of the use of a Bioengineered Combo Dual-Therapy CD34 Antibody-Covered Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent (Combo® DTS) in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) by evaluating clinical outcomes and by performi...

Background: Intrasaccular flow disruptors (IFD) have been introduced in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) to overcome the low aneurysm occlusion rate and the high recanalization rate of the coiling technique. Among them, the Contour Neuro...

Background: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become increasingly common in recent years, as studies have shown that it can be an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). However, the efficacy of MT i...

Endovenous thermal methods are superseding surgical stripping for treating chronic superficial venous disease but require tumescent anesthesia and can cause heat-related nerve injuries. Endovenous cyanoacrylate ablation is a more recent technique tha...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) represents a restriction or occlusion of the portal vein by a blood clot, which can appear in liver cirrhosis, inherited or acquired thrombophilia, malignancies, abdominal infection, abdominal inflammation, and injury to...

Background: Tandem Lesions (TLs) or Tandem Occlusions (TOs) are characterized by simultaneous high-grade stenosis or occlusion of the proximal extracranial internal carotid artery and the intracranial terminal internal carotid artery or its branches....

In patients with liver cirrhosis the contribution of inherited and acquired prothrombotic disorders in the development of non-malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is inconclusive. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the prevalenc...

Background: The current guideline recommends using an intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV tPA) prior to mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in eligible acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO). Some recent studie...

Regarding vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) for lymphedema, partial blood flow impairment in transferred lymph node (LN) flaps may adversely affect the therapeutic results. We investigated the clinical and histological effects of partial blood...