Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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To describe a sharp puncture technique for recanalization of chronic central venous occlusions that could not be traversed by a guide wire. ⋯ This new technique offers an effective alternative to surgery in the treatment of central venous occlusion.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Jan 1999
Comparative StudyInfectious complications of 393 peripherally implantable venous access devices in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients.
To compare and investigate the rate of infection in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have implantable venous access devices placed by interventional radiologists. ⋯ These results suggest a significant difference in the infectious complication rate encountered in HIV-positive patients compared with the general population. However, the HIV-positive peripheral arm port infection rate compares favorably with the surgically placed catheters and ports. Many more arm ports in HIV-positive patients must be evaluated for the data to achieve an acceptable level of statistical significance.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Jan 1999
Ultrasonically guided inferior vena cava stent placement: experience in 83 cases.
Traditionally, inferior vena cava (IVC) stent placement is performed with fluoroscopic guidance. The object of this study was to evaluate use of ultrasound (US) as guidance for IVC stent placement for the management of Budd-Chiari syndrome. ⋯ Because of the absence of nonionizing radiation and iodinated contrast material, and its low cost, US is well suited and often preferred for guidance of IVC stent placement.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Jan 1999
Interventional radiology placement of twin Tesio catheters for dialysis access: review of 75 patients.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of modern interventional radiology techniques and imaging guidance for placement of jugular vein twin Tesio hemodialysis catheters. ⋯ Placement of internal jugular, twin Tesio catheters with use of imaging and interventional techniques provides a safe and efficacious means of either short or long-term hemodialysis.