Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and transarterial embolization (TAE) have improved the survival rates of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the optimal TACE/TAE embolic agent has not yet been identified. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two different embolic agents such as microspheres (ME) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on survival, tumor ...

The transferability of atomic and functional group properties is an implicit concept in chemistry. The work presented here describes the use of Transferable Atom Equivalents (TAE) to represent molecular electrostatic potential fields through the use of integrated atomic multipole moments that are associated with each TAE atom type used in the reconstruction. TAE molecular surface distributions ...

BACKGROUND Follicular nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a common benign liver tumor for which conservative management is indicated. Surgical or interventional management is indicated in symptomatic cases. Transarterial embolization (TAE) has been extensively used to manage unresectable liver tumors. Sublimation describes a change of physical state from solid to gas. Hepatic tissue sublimation follow...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment (TAE + RFA) on the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in residual tumors and explore the relationship between the HSP70 and CD8(+) T-cell infiltrate surrounding residual tumors in the rabbit VX2 liver tumor model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals with VX2 liv...

Most hepatic arteriovenous shunts (HAVS) associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occur with advanced stage liver cancer, and these patients typically have a dismal prognosis. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in this population carries significant risk. Therefore, proper patient selection is critical to determine which patients may benefit from TAE. The Child-Pugh score should be...

It was found recently with the use of the ballooning formalism that the toroidal asymmetry of the stellarator magnetic configuration can significantly change the structure of Torodicity-induced Alfvén Eigenmodes (TAE) with high toroidal mode numbers (n), producing singular (stepwise) wave functions [Yakovenko, Yu.V., et al., Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems (Proc. 10th IAEA T...

Although endoscopic hemostasis remains initial treatment modality for nonvariceal gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, severe bleeding despite endoscopic management occurs in 5% to 10% of the patients, requiring surgery or transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). TAE is now considered the first-line therapy for massive GI bleeding refractory to endoscopic management. GI endoscopists need to be fam...

Este artigo tem como propósito averiguar o que a literatura apresenta sobre suporte dos Técnicos em Assuntos Educacionais (TAE) às práticas pedagógicas na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT). Para tanto, foi concebida, planejada implementada uma revisão sistemática tema conduzida por 03 questões norteadoras tema, utilizando busca automática bancos de dados. Foram identificados 527 trabalh...

Aim: Transarterial embolization (TAE) has been found beneficial in treatment of ruptured Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in earlier studies. So far no data is available from Pakistan. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinicopathological characteristics, outcomes of patients presented with spontaneously ruptured, unresectable HCC treated with or without TAE and to evaluate the factors associ...

Background Transarterial embolization (TAE) is an alternative procedure to repeat endoscopy or surgical intervention in the case of re-bleeding after primary endoscopic treatment. The aim of the study was to assess the Rockall score as a criterion for TAE in the case of re-bleeding after endoscopic treatment of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). Methods Out of the 673 pati...