The long-term effect of percutaneous and oral estrogen replacement therapy on blood pressure, plasma renin substrate, and serum estrogens was examined in a 2 year placebo-controlled study with 110 early postmenopausal women. The women were allocated to four treatment groups: (1) oral cyclical combination of 2 mg estradiol valerate and cyproterone acetate, (2) oral placebo, (3) percutaneous 17 b...

Percutaneous treatment of heart valves started 2 decades ago in patients with mitral stenosis. In such patients, a stable increase in the mitral valve area could be achieved with balloon dilatation. Complications were infrequent and the outcomes comparable to those obtained with surgery. We learned from this technique that it is possible to reach the heart valves from both the antegrade and ret...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer with limited treatment options. Percutaneous cryoablation emerging as promising option for control of local recurrence and palliative management the disease-related symptoms. At times, recurrent malignant difficult to target it can recur within mediastinum be surrounded by vital organs large vessels. This case report describes chall...

coronary artery perforation is a rare, but potentially serious, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and is associated with a high incidence of death, q-wave myocardial infarction, and emergency coronary bypass surgery. management is different but requires prompt recognition and treatment. we describe a case of coronary perforation only after guidewire removal and also review the ...

Early detection of metastatic disease within the liver by advanced diagnostic imaging has driven the rise of image-guided intervention for hepatic metastases. In this talk, we will explore the rationale, indications, technique and post procedure imaging findings of percutaneous treatments of liver metastases. Curative intent ablative therapies, such as radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablatio...

Percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) remains the treatment of choice for pulmonary stenosis (PS). This procedure is effective, safe and gives excellent results. Pulmonary artery (PA) dissection is a rare complication of PBV. This report is a case of an asymptomatic 17-year-old male with a history of PBV due to severe PS dating back to fifteen years ago. During recent echocardiogra...

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a life-threatening condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pharmacological therapy is often the first line of treatment but mechanical support can provide substantial hemodynamic improvement in refractory CS. Percutaneous mechanical support devices are placed in a minimally invasive manner and provide life-saving assistance to the failing myocard...

THREE TECHNIQUES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTRACTABLE PANCREATIC FISTULA: percutaneous transfistulous pancreatic duct drainage (PTPD), percutaneous transfistulous pancreatojejunostomy (PTPJ), and percutaneous transfistulous pancreatic duct embolization (PTPE) are presented as treatment options for intractable pancreatic fistula. PTPD is effective for most cases of intractable fistula that communica...

S7 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 OR-THER-01 Treatment of the large hepatic cysts by the ethanol retention therapy with endoscopic ultrasonography guidance and a percutaneous approach Dong Seok Lee, Dong Wan Seo Department of Internal Medic ine, Div is ion of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea Background a...