Interventional neuroradiology (INR) has been a rapidly expanding and advancing clinical area during the past few decades. As the complexity and diversity of INR procedures increases, the demand for anesthesia also increases. Anesthesia for interventional neuroradiology is a challenge for the anesthesiologist due to the unfamiliar working environment which the anesthesiologist must consider, as ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent advances in interventional techniques and antimicrobial therapy have significantly affected the morbidity and mortality of infected pancreatic necrosis. This review describes elements of this progress. RECENT FINDINGS Operative management of infected pancreatic necrosis has consisted of formal laparotomy and debridement of the pancreatic necrosis/infection. Typically,...

As is often the case with developments in interventional radiology (IR), widespread adoption of the newer techniques of interventional oncology has taken longer in paediatric than in adult practice. The three main applications of IR techniques in children with cancer are biopsy, regional therapy and supportive care (including the treatment of complications), and these are considered separately.

BACKGROUND There is a scarcity of reports comparing efficacy and tolerability of the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease-modifying therapies [DMTs; intramuscular interferon-β1a (IM IFNβ-1a), subcutaneous (SC) IFNβ-1a, SC IFNβ-1b, SC glatiramer acetate (GA)] in a real-world setting. METHODS This multicenter, non-interventional, retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 546 patients with clinic...

Heart failure (HF) represents a significant and expanding public health burden associated with increasing prevalence and exponential growth in related health care costs. Contemporary advances in both pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies have often been restricted in application and benefit. Given the critical role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in maintaining cardiovascular h...

CONTEXT Lower back pain is considered to be one of the most common complaints that brings a patient to a pain specialist. Several modalities in interventional pain management are known to be helpful to a patient with chronic low back pain. Proper diagnosis is required for appropriate intervention to provide optimal benefits. From simple trigger point injections for muscular pain to a highly com...

Aim. To assess the outcomes of patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (ICC) treated by a tailored therapeutic approach, combining systemic with advanced image-guided local or locoregional therapies. Materials and Methods. Treatment followed an algorithm established by a multidisciplinary GI-tumor team. Treatment options comprised ablation (RFA, CT-guided brachythera...

Percutaneous alternatives to conventional surgery for mitral regurgitation have emerged over the last decade with devices modeled after existing surgical techniques. The most developed of these catheter approaches include leaflet repair and annuloplasty. A device that plicates the free edges of the mitral valve to create a double orifice repair is the only leaflet-repair method in development. ...

introduction the increasing practice of interventional fluoroscopy in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has risen attention to improve radiation protection of patients and cardiologists in these relatively high dose techniques. therefore, nowadays there is an emphasis on the measurement of radiation dose received by patients and cardiologists arising from the relevant procedures...