OBJECTIVE: To evaluate fibroid uterine volume reduction, symptom relief, and patient
satisfaction with uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. DESIGN: Multicenter, …

PURPOSE: To evaluate preliminary clinical experience in humans with the Recovery nitinol
filter (RNF) for the inferior vena cava, especially the efficacy of the device and safety of its …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of embolotherapy in patients with bleeding traumatic
uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective …

PURPOSE: To report data collected by the Canadian Registry of the Günther Tulip Retrievable
Filter (GTF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between February 1998 and December 2000, …

PURPOSE:: To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with needle tract
seeding after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: A …

Background Hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are suboptimally used primarily
due to problems with maturation, early thrombosis, and patient nonacceptance. An …

Venous access is one of the most basic yet critical components of patient care both in hospital
and in ambulatory patient settings. Safe and reliable venous access is an important issue …

PURPOSE: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is gaining popularity as an alternative to
hysterectomy for the treatment of fibroids. Although minimally invasive treatments such as UAE …

The spleen is the most commonly injured visceral organ in blunt abdominal trauma in both
adults and children. Nonoperative management is the current standard of practice for patients …

The objectives of this study were to identify the presence/absence and location of any embolic
material and to describe the morphologic appearance of the leiomyoma and adjacent …