PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of fluoroscopy-guided retrograde double-J stent exchange. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2003 and June 2005, 39 retrograde ureteral stent exchange procedures on 19 patients and 24 ureters were performed under fluoroscopic guidance. Seventeen of the patients were female and 2 were male. All procedures were done on an outp...

To present the results of our retrospective study on 49 totally implantable subcutaneous venous ports inserted in angiography unit under ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance. 49 subcutaneous venous chest ports were placed in 48 patients (mean age, 49.3±16.7 years). One patient underwent port implantation twice. All the ports had single lumen catheters. The procedures were performed under ultras...

A simple, safe, and rapid radiologic technique is described for trigeminal puncture via the foramen ovale. A radiopaque marker is placed 3 cm lateral to the labial commissure. Then, under fluoroscopic guidance, the patient's head is turned until the marker is projected vertically, over the foramen ovale. The needle can be advanced along the anatomically safe line determined by the foramen ovale...

Angiographic occlusion coils placed endobronchially under fluoroscopic guidance succeeded in controlling a large parenchymal bronchopleural fistula after failure of surgical treatment and transbronchoscopic fibrin glue application.

: Intraoperative image-guidance in spinal surgery has been influenced by various technological developments imaging science since the early 1990s. The technology evolved from simple fluoroscopic-based guidance to state-of-art intraoperative computed tomography (iCT)-based navigation systems. Although is more commonly used thoracolumbar spine surgery, this newer platform rapidly gained popularit...