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Primary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleeding: endoscopic obturation, radiologic intervention, or observation?
No single effective method has yet been established for the primary prophylaxis of bleeding from gastric varices (GV).
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Feasibility of computed tomography texture analysis of hepatic fibrosis using dual-energy spectral detector computed tomography
To evaluate feasibility of computer tomography texture analysis (CTTA) at different energy level using dual-energy spectral detector CT for liver fibrosis.
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Percutaneous Closure of Gastrostomy Using a Suture-Mediated Vascular Closure Device in a Swine Model
After any procedure through the percutaneous gastrostomy (PG), a PG tube should be kept in place until a mature tract develops. For this period of maturation which takes about 2 to 4 weeks, tube dislodgement, ...
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Feasibility of using computed tomography texture analysis parameters as imaging biomarkers for predicting risk grade of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: comparison with visual inspection
To evaluate the feasibility of using computed tomography texture analysis (CTTA) parameters for predicting malignant risk grade and mitosis index of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), compared with visua...
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Erratum to: Isolated Calyx Mistaken for a Cyst: Inappropriately Performed Catheter-Directed Sclerotherapy and Safe Removal of the Catheter After Selective Embolization
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Isolated Calyx Mistaken for a Cyst: Inappropriately Performed Catheter-Directed Sclerotherapy and Safe Removal of the Catheter After Selective Embolization
We present a case of isolated calyx that was mistaken for a large cyst. A 47-year-old woman was referred for sclerotherapy of a large cystic lesion on her left kidney. Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound s...
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Multicenter Experience of the Newly Designed Covered Metallic Ureteral Stent for Malignant Ureteral Occlusion: Comparison With Double J Stent Insertion
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly designed covered metallic stent (CMS) for malignant ureteral obstruction by comparing with double J stent (DJS).
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Treatment of a Traumatic Celiac Trunk Detachment by Bridging with a Stent Graft
Traumatic detachment of the celiac trunk from the abdominal aorta is a rare clinical situation, and proper treatment options have not been established. We report a patient with traumatic separation of the celi...
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Transcatheter arterial embolization for hemoperitoneum: unusual manifestation of iatrogenic injury to abdominal muscular arteries
To evaluate the etiology of unusual manifestation of hemoperitoneum and the efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE).
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Comparison of a New Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Metallic Stent to a Noncovered Stent in Canine Ureters
The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a newly designed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered metallic stent in the ureter by comparing its effectiveness with that of the noncovered s...
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Traumatic Axillary Artery Dissection with Radial Artery Embolism
This report describes a case of pathologically proven traumatic arterial dissection, presenting as complete occlusion of the axillary artery with radial artery embolism. Occlusion of the axillary artery by tra...
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Fluid Infusion Technique for Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Nephrostomy
We describe a simple but useful technique for improving the visualization of the needle during ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy, especially suitable for obese patients.
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Percutaneous Sclerotherapy Using Acetic Acid After Failure of Alcohol Ablation in an Intra-abdominal Lymphangioma
We report a case of percutaneous sclerotherapy using acetic acid in a 22-year-old woman with an intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma who was not successfully treated with ethanol despite multiple trials.
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Moyamoya disease in a child with previous acute necrotizing encephalopathy
A previously healthy 24-day-old boy presented with a 2-day history of fever and had a convulsion on the day of admission. MRI showed abnormal signal in the thalami, caudate nuclei and central white matter. Acu...
