1. The clinical indication of BAE in acute major haemoptysis has been well accepted as it might be life-threatening if not promptly controlled. However, the usefulness of BAE in chronic recurrent haemoptysis (defined by the authors as having two episodes within 6 months) is questionable. If the authors wanted to assess the safety and effectiveness of this approach, it would appear more logical ...

to treat with endovascular embolization. Balloon remodeling and stent-assisted coil embolization have been increasingly available therapeutic strategy in the treatment of these complex lesions (1-3). To our knowledge, there are a few papers that wide-necked basilar bifurcation aneurysms were treated with the Yconfigured dual stent assisted coil embolization (4-6). But all patients were unruptur...

Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm, a rare complication of pancreatitis, carries a potentially high mortality rate and must be considered in recurrent pancreatitis. Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, especially endovascular embolization, have decreased morbidity and mortality. We present a pediatric patient with splenic artery pseudoaneurysm following recurrent pancreatitis managed w...

One of the rare but most challenging issues in the management of the locally-advanced breast cancer (LABC) is life-threatening bleeding from the fungating and/or ulcerating focus (foci) of these tumors. Breast surgeons may need the assistance of interventional radiologists to solve this urgent condition if surgery cannot provide sufficient benefit. Herein, we report a case of recurrent locally-...

OBJECTIVE The present article is aimed at reporting the author's experience with transcatheter arterial embolization using a lipiodol-ethanol mixture in three cases of unresectable symptomatic giant hepatic hemangiomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cases of three patients with giant unresectable symptomatic hepatic hemangiomas embolized in the period 2009-2010 were retrospectively reviewed. In a...

Herein, we report a case of multiple systemic arteries to pulmonary artery fistulas without any underlying causes, presenting recurrent hemoptysis. Transcatheter embolization was successfully performed several times on multiple systemic feeding arteries. Multiple systemic arteries to pulmonary fistulas can be a source of uncontrolled bleeding, and embolization may be a reasonable therapeutic op...

PURPOSE To report our experience with mechanical coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) MATERIAL AND METHODS: Coil embolizations were performed in 6 men (mean age 21.1, age range 20-23 years) with PAVM between 1999 and 2004. Five F Cobra catheters and various size coils were used for embolization. Clinically, cases were followed in every 3 months of their first year a...

Key content: • Data on pregnancy following uterine artery embolisation (UAE) are scarce, with just over 200 pregnancies reported to date. • The weight of retrospective data and two small prospective trials of UAE versus surgical intervention suggest increased levels of adverse pregnancy outcomes following fibroid embolisation. • In the absence of more robust evidence, caution should be exercise...

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of selective arterial embolization for refractory knee hemarthrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transcatheter arterial embolization for refractory knee hemarthrosis was performed on five female patients (median age, 77 years; range, 71-80 years) between May 2009 and September 2012. Selective arterial embolization of the feeding artery was per...