AIM The effectiveness and risk of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) treatment with Onyx embolization combined with Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) were rarely reported. In the present study, we analyzed the radiographic and clinical outcomes of combined Onyx embolization and GKS for cerebral AVMs. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 86 patients' clinical outcomes were fully collected. Modalit...

BACKGROUND A mastoid cavity resulting from a canal wall down mastoidectomy can result in major morbidity for patients due to chronic otorrhea and infection, difficulty with hearing aids and vertigo with temperature changes. Mastoid obliteration with reconstruction of the bony external ear canal recreates the normal anatomy to avoid such morbidity. Few have the studied the quality of life benefi...

One hundred and twenty two patients who presented with variceal bleeding as a result of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPO) were entered into the sclerotherapy programme with a mean follow up of 23.69 months (range four to 60 months). Eighteen (14.7%) patients were lost to follow up, three (2.4%) patients underwent surgery, and six (4.9%) patients died. Variceal obliteration was achieve...

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascular treatment with cyanoacrylate embolization is an option when complete obliteration of the nidus of an intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is the goal. Our purpose was to evaluate the rates of initial success and permanent cure of such treatment in a Chinese population. METHODS Twenty-seven consecutive patients with an intracranial AVM underwent end...

Empyema with bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is one of the severest complications following pneumonectomy. Many papers have reported that it is difficult to cure, with a high rate of associated mortality. Closure of the fistula and an appropriate choice of obliteration materials are crucial for successful treatment. However, obliteration is sometimes impractical because of a lack of suitable mater...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the osteoplastic flap (OPF) procedure for frontal sinus pathology at our institution, including indications, revisions, obliteration vs. nonobliteration, and obliteration materials. STUDY DESIGN Single-institution retrospective review from 1998 to 2013. METHODS Current Procedural Terminology codes identified all OPF procedures. Demographic data, diagnoses, ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the usefulness of silicone blocks as graft material for mastoid cavity obliteration in the prevention of problematic mastoid cavities after canal wall down mastoidectomies. METHODS Retrospective evaluation of 20 patients who underwent mastoid obliteration with silicone blocks between 2002 and 2009 at the Chonnam National University Hospital. The cases consisted of 17 pa...

Purpose: Aimed to describe the values of Color Doppler Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for primary lower limb varicose veins treatment as a curative management. Patients and Methods: Twenty three patients with primary lower limb varicose veins were subjects in this prospective single centre study and underwent US guided foam sclerotherapy after revision of medical history and color Doppler...