This is a pilot clinical study primarily designed to assess the feasibility and safety of X-ray-guided percutaneous intraspinal injection of allogeneic canine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in dogs with chronic spinal cord injury. Six dogs with chronic paraplegia (≥six months) were intraparenchymally injected with allogeneic cells in the site of lesion. Cells were obtained from s...

Lumbar arterial injury after trauma is a rare cause of significant retroperitoneal haemorrhage. Early diagnosis followed by endovascular transcatheter embolization is a very effective treatment to control bleeding in patients who do not respond to conservative management. We present a case of post traumatic avulsion of left fourth lumbar artery which was successfully treated with percutaneous t...

Male 12-year-old patient presenting urethrorrhagia after straddle injury associated to hemodynamic instability secondary to traumatic formation of pseudoaneurysm of the pudendal artery in the bulb of the penis. Satisfactory treatment with angiographic selective and direct percutaneous embolization was performed, with resolution of the bleeding.

Fracture of the calcaneum is common, and the majority are displaced intra-articular fracture patterns. Over the last three decades there have been considerable advances in the management of this injury. Open reduction and internal fixation is an accepted treatment for displaced fractures, and percutaneous techniques are now emerging. However, surgical treatment remains controversial, and many f...

The laparoscopic diagnosis and repair of an unusual diaphragmatic hernia are described. Extensive radiological assessment failed to demonstrate the injury, which was diagnosed by laparoscopy 5 weeks after the initial presentation. The diaphragmatic tear was adjacent to the costal margin and was repaired using a novel percutaneous technique. The place of laparoscopy in blunt abdominal trauma is ...

Transepiphyseal separation of the neck of the femur following grand mal seizures is described in two children with cerebral palsy. Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation was followed by a period in a hip spica. Although the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is high following such injury, this has not occurred in these patients at a follow-up of 18 months.

Percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)] has been developed into a mature interventional treatment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, the long-term therapeutic effect is compromised by the high incidence of vascular restenosis following angioplasty, and the underlying mechanisms of vascular restenosis have not yet been f...

Background Acute CMR imaging using late gadolinium (LGE) and T2-weighted imaging (T2W) is used to assess salvageable myocardium in STEMI patients post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) . However, current methods of assessing acute myocardial injury are being debated, and a more robust method would be desirable. T1-mapping quantitatively characterizes the myocardium without the need for c...

Laparoscopically assisted percutaneous transperitoneal nephrolithotomy has been described to decrease the risk for the bowel injury.(3) There are serious limitations to PCNL. The Amplatz sheath is inserted dorsally near the iliac crest, which restricts free movement of the nephroscope and may damage retroperitoneal nerves. Alternatively, laparoscopic transperitoneal and retroperitoneal pyelolit...

A biloma by definition is an encapsulated collection of bile outside the biliary tree. It is mainly caused by iatrogenic injury or abdominal trauma. A spontaneous infected biloma without any underlying disease is a very rare finding. We report here a case of infected spontaneous biloma confirmed by ultrasonography, computed tomography and sonographically guided percutaneous aspiration and revie...