the imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is challenging and plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and staging of the disease. a variety of imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, computed tomography (ct), magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and nuclear medicine are currently used in evaluating patients with hcc. although the best option for the treatment of these cases is hepatic resection or...

AIM To compare 5-year survival of patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma≤3 cm randomly assigned to receive percutaneous ethanol injection or radiofrequency ablation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 285 patients (192 males, mean age 70 years), with a single hepatocellular carcinoma (mean diameter 2.2 cm) were randomly assigned to receive percutaneous ethanol injection (n=143) or radio...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of cyst ablation with absolute ethanol in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients with symptomatic cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using absolute ethanol, cyst ablation was performed in 11 patients with documented ADPKD who suffered cyst pain refractory to medical treatment. An ethanol solution was instilled into the largest symptomatic cys...

Perforated choledochal cysts are rare. Traditionally, they have been managed by primary T-tube choledochostomy and interval cystectomy with hepaticojejunostomy. We present here our recent experience with a case of perforated choledochal cyst, which was managed with preoperative percutaneous transhepatic cyst drainage, followed by definite surgery for choledochal cyst, cyst excision, and reconst...

We report a case of obstructive jaundice caused by a large hepatic cyst which was successfully treated by percutaneous drainage and instillation of minocycline hydrochloride. An 88-year-old man presented with obstructive jaundice and upper abdominal fullness. Abdominal CT and ultrasonography revealed a large hepatic cyst and intrahepatic bile duct dilatation. After the percutaneous drainage of ...

conclusion to reduce superfluous costs and time, cystobiliary fistula with < 206 ml/day mean drainage until the 20th day may be efficiently treated with percutaneous drainage using small catheters. results all 10 cysts with cystobiliary fistulas were managed with small (8 f) catheters. all patients in the conservative group had < 211 ml/day mean drainage for the 20 days. for the patients that d...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pancreatic cysts are evaluated by endoscopic ultrasound and fine needle aspiration (EUS). The only accepted treatment is pancreatectomy, which is associated with morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the optimal thermal dosimetry of a novel radiofrequency ablation device using a standard electrosurgical unit in ex vivo cyst models. METHODS A modified EUS 22-g...

PURPOSE To evaluate percutaneous laser ablation in treating benign thyroid nodules, we conducted a meta-analysis based on summarizing existing researches. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search for clinical trial was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library and Excerpt Medica Database. The qualities of included studies were evaluated. We calculated the indexes with mean difference. Heterogene...

the overall rate of atrial pacing lead dislodgement is estimated to be about 3%. these leads are generally repositioned via a second operation through opening the pacemaker pocket. some operators have introduced percutaneous techniques using snare system or deflectable catheters for this purpose. in this article we present our experience with five cases of percutaneous lead repositioning. three...