Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

PurposeTo assess whether gonadal vein (GV) diameter associates with pelvic venous disorder (PeVD)-consistent symptoms in women with pelvic varices, compared with proximal venous outflow obstruction (VOO; iliac/left renal vein stenosis/obstr…

PurposeTo assess long-term freedom from symptom recurrence and success of entering menopause without hysterectomy for patients younger than 40 years old undergoing uterine fibroid embolization (UFE).Materials and methodsWomen under 40 who u…

PurposeTo investigate the influence of sarcopenia on the outcomes of endovascular treatment in patients with pelvic venous insufficiency (PVI).Material and methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 62 female patients who underwent en…

PURPOSE: To report the pain relief and procedure-related outcomes of percutaneous cryoablation (CA) of painful endometriosis deposits in unusual anatomic locations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective search of institutional radiologica…

PurposeTo identify the anatomical and technical factors associated with unintended nephrostomy catheter dislodgement (NCD).Materials and methodsA retrospective review of 742 percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) procedures carried out between June…

PURPOSE: To provide technical guidance on applying catheter-directed and needle-directed ethanol sclerotherapy for endometriomas and present the results of these sclerotherapy methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2015 to March 2021…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects about one in four women globally and has a variety of etiologies, including gynecologic causes. Interventional radiology (IR) offers minimally invasive treatment options for several of these eti…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the application of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a treatment method for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The characteristics of the AWE lesions in the patients were obtained using ultrasoun…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and clinical outcome of two-session catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) with 99% ethanol in patients with endometrioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was approved by the institutional revie…

Uterine artery embolisation (UAE) is a safe and effective procedure for symptomatic uterine fibroids with an estimated rate of post-operative intra-uterine infection of 0.9-2.5%. While rates of infection have remained low over the past two …

PurposeThe PURE study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the clinical and MRI outcomes of patients treated with non-spherical polyvinyl alcohol, ns-PVA (Contour PVA-Boston Scientific-355-500 & 500-700 microns) versus calibrate…

ObjectiveTo summarize the literature on trans-arterial embolization in inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions, focusing on efficacy and safety.Materials and methodsPRISMA guidelines were followed. A systematic literature search revealed 19…

AimTo investigate potential factors on MR imaging that could be used to predict migration of uterine fibroids post-UAE.Methods and materialsWe retrospectively reviewed patients referred for UAE having pre-procedural and 6 months post-proced…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess clinical outcomes 7 years after uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the treatment of symptomatic adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, one specialized hospita…

Until recently, the main indication for pelvic vein embolization (PVE) in women was to treat pelvic venous congestion syndrome (PVC) but increasingly, patients with refluxing pelvic veins associated with leg varicosities are also being trea…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this preliminary study was to report the short-term local control of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of localized symptomatic abdominal scar endometrioma. METHODS: Four consecutive patients (mean age 34.5 yea…