Endovascular coil embolization is an established treatment for intracranial aneurysms. The efficacy of coil embolization has been proven for the prevention of rebleeding in the acute phase of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Endovascular coil embolization is occasionally preferred in the management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms because it is less invasive than surgical clipping. Howev...

OBJECTIVE To compare long-term outcomes of uterine artery embolization and abdominal myomectomy in patients with symptomatic uterine myomas. METHODS At a single institution in an 18-month time, 59 patients had bilateral uterine artery embolization and 38 patients had abdominal myomectomy to treat symptomatic uterine myomas. We reviewed medical records and surveyed patients 3 or more years aft...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Embolization reduces flow in arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) before surgical resection, but achievement of this goal is determined subjectively from angiograms. Here, we quantify effects of embolization on AVM flow. METHODS Records of patients who underwent AVM embolization at our institution between 2007 and 2013 and had flow rates obtained pre- and postembolization...

BACKGROUND Recanalization occurs occasionally, following coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM), and can lead to ischemic stroke; therefore re-embolization is important. A 1.9-Fr. no-taper microcatheter that can be inserted into a 2.7-Fr. microcatheter (named the triaxial system) has recently become available, and contributes to super-selective catheterization for sma...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Embolization of the left gastric artery (LGA), which preferentially supplies the gastric fundus, has been shown to produce weight loss in animal models. However, weight loss after LGA embolization in humans has not been previously established. The aim of this study was to evaluate postprocedural weight loss in patients following LGA embolization. SUBJECTS/METHODS A retro...

PURPOSE To determine the influence of preoperative N-butyl cyanoacrylate embolization on outcome in the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. METHODS Two groups were compared: 30 patients who underwent surgery and embolization versus 41 patients who underwent surgery only. Both groups were categorized by Spetzler-Martin grade and evaluated with the Glasgow Outcome Scale at variou...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascular treatment of wide neck aneurysms often results in incomplete occlusion or aneurysm recurrence. The two goals of the present study were to compare results of coil embolization with or without the assistance of an aneurysm neck bridge device (ANBD) and to explore the use of this instrument to control cyanoacrylate embolization. METHODS Wide necked bifurcation...

In this review paper the authors analyze new therapeutic options for the embolization of meningiomas, as well as the future of meningioma treatment through recent relevant cohorts and articles. They investigate various embolic materials, types of meningiomas amenable to embolization, imaging techniques, and potential imaging biomarkers that could aid in the delivery of embolic materials. They a...

BACKGROUND Hydrogel coils were created to improve the chances of an effective endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Achieving a high packing density of coils in the lumen of aneurysms can decrease the risk of recurrence. The aim of the present study is to report our initial experience on the effectiveness and safety of endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with the use hydrog...

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors occurring in 20-50% of women in their reproductive age. They are the most Abstracts of the 12th Royan International Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine frequent indication for hysterectomy at Pre-menopausal age. Fifty percent of fibroids are asymptomatic and require no treatment, but the rest may cause menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, abdominal disten...