AIMS No data exist regarding the relationship between aspirin/clopidogrel resistance and intra-stent thrombi on follow-up optical coherence tomography (OCT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between aspirin/clopidogrel resistance and intra-stent thrombi on the follow-up OCT in DES-treated patients. METHODS AND RESULTS A tot...

over the last three decades. This can be attributed to both advances in experience and technology including catheters, coils, intracranial balloons, and stents. Remodeling of wide-neck aneurysms using intracranial balloons and stents in difficult locations is now possible with a favorable risk profile. In many institutions, stent-assisted coiling is performed in cases where balloon-remodeling i...

Fondaparinux, a pentasaccharide administered for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), can lead to the occurrence of thrombocytopenia. This patient underwent aortic stent graft placement for Salmonella paratyphi A-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm. Fondaparinux was administered for anticoagulation that led to a dramatic decline in his platelet counts. Investigations revealed HIT profile, PF4...

The current standard of care for treating benign adrenal disease is laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Surgical tools, such as ultrasonic shears and vessel sealing systems, have increased in popularity and improved surgical outcomes. However, the safety profile of clipless and sutureless adrenalectomy has not been completely established. We report on a complicated 74-year-old male who underwent signif...

A13-year-old boy, inwhoma10-Fr, 10-cm pancreatic stent hadbeenplaced3months earlier tomanage chronic pancreatitis and pain syndrome, was admitted for stent exchange. On endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, the pancreatic stent was not visible at the papilla. The pancreatic duct was cannulated with a 0.025-inch guidewire (VisiGlide; Olympus America, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA). ...

results a total of 529 patients underwent kidney transplant surgery in our center. urologic complications among the three groups consisting of hydronephrosis, urinoma and collection did not have statistically significant differences. conclusions ureteral stent can be picked up with no increased risk of urologic complications at shorter intervals after the kidney transplantation surgery. patient...

Local drug delivery is rapidly emerging as the first line of therapy for the interventional treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. Paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) technologies have shown to be superior to plain balloon angioplasty in maintaining long-term vessel patency among patients undergoing SFA intervention. The pharmacokinetic behavior of PCB is highly variable and largely...

pCONus is a stent-like endovascular device which aids in retention of coils within wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. It is retrievable even after complete deployment and is detached electrolytically. The pCONus aided coiling of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms has a high technical success rate and a good safety profile. Different complications have been described in literature with the usage ...

conclusions considering the unique construct of the powerlink stents, this is thought to represent aneurysmal degeneration of the outer fabric material from the metal struts and may potentially pressurize the excluded sac with risk for rupture. case presentation a 65-year-old woman who had endovascular aortic repair (evar) of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with endologix powerlink system develope...

Recent concern over existing drug-eluting stents, for the treatment of myocardial ischaemia, has led to the development of approaches that seek to inhibit restenosis while promoting the recovery of a functional endothelium. Prostacyclin analogues may be worthy candidates for use within a drug-eluting stent by virtue of their wide profile of vasoprotective effects. This article reviews recent de...