OBJECTIVE We assessed the outcomes of a simplified technique for the percutaneous placement of a hepatic artery port-catheter system for chemotherapy infusion in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein invasion. MATERIALS AND METHODS From February 2003 to February 2008, percutaneous hepatic artery port-catheter insertion was performed in 122 patients who had hepatocellular carcinom...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Anatomical variation of the abdominal arteries is important. Historic and modern anatomists, radiologists, as well as surgeons have reported and accumulated anatomical variations with a morphological and clinical interest. During graft procurement and reconstruction, accidental injury of the hepatic artery is more likely in the presence of hepatic arterial variation, which can b...

background: we tested whether hepatic haemodynamics assessed by doppler ultrasonography can be a predictor of response to therapy in patients with non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) to prevent further unnecessary diagnostic tests and interventions. methods: forty eight consecutive patients affected by nafld, who refered to some clinics in tabriz, iran between 2009 and 2011 were included ...

A pancreaticoduodenectomy is a surgical procedure with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The injury of the hepatic artery may occasionally lead to intraoperative bleeding. Repair of the injured hepatic artery is of great importance in terms of maintaining the vascular supply of the liver. We report a case with an injury of the hepatic artery that was successfully reconstructed with the gastr...

DESCRIPTION A 25-year-old man presented to the emergency department with haematemesis, which was occasionally repeated during the last 3 months. The patient had been severely beaten 3 months ago. Gastroscopy was performed to identify the reason of haematemesis, but we did not find any pathological condition in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a lesion, which ...

BACKGROUND Many different benign and malignant diseases can cause obstruction of the extrahepatic biliary duct. One of the more serious complications of biliary obstruction is cholangitis leading to emergency decompression. Anatomic variations are frequent in this region; however, it has rarely been reported that the extrahepatic bile duct is compressed by the arterial vessels. CASE REPORT We...

background: the existing evidence suggests that plasma adiponectin concentrations can be indicative of the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (cad). however, the results of the studies conducted hitherto on this subject are inconsistent. we sought to investigate the possible correlation between plasma adiponectin levels and the presence and severity of cad in patients undergoing n...