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2021-07-28 10:55:31 Editorial Board
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2021-07-28 10:54:32 Portal Venous Stenosis in Abdominal Tuberculosis
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A 35-year-old woman presented with recurrent hematemesis and melena for 3 years. She was diagnosed with tuberculous peritonitis 16 years prior, which resolved after a full course of anti-tuberculosis therapy. Endoscopy revealed severe gastroesophageal varices. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed multiple calcified lymph nodes in the peritoneal and retroperitoneal spaces, with the largest surrounding and constricting the main portal vein (Fig 1). Portal venography via transjugular access was performed, confirming that the portal vein was nearly occluded at the hepatic hilum, with partial cavernous transformation and large gastroesophageal varices (Fig 2a). Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:53:31 CME Test Questions: August 2021
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2021-07-28 10:52:31 Forthcoming Articles: September 2021
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2021-07-28 10:51:32 Successful Embolization of Type II Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Using Amplatzer Septal Occluder and Amplatzer Vascular Plug II
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01138-6/fulltext?rss=yes

A 13-year-old boy with intermittent episodes of hematochezia, gradually progressive dyspnea, and cyanosis over the last decade showed an abnormal, tortuous, vascular channel along the left paravertebral region, with relatively small main portal vein and portal vein branches on ultrasound. Computed tomography angiography revealed bilateral inferior vena cava with a dilated tortuous vascular channel connecting the splenic vein cranially and the left internal iliac vein (IIV) caudally, suggesting type II congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (Fig 1a–c). Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:50:31 Analysis of Costs and Payments for Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval in the Medicare Population
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01110-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Over the past decade, inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval has been increasing, in part due to Food and Drug Administration recommendations and legal pressure. The costs and margin of IVC filter removal are poorly understood. Medicare claims data from 2016 for the 103 highest volume centers for IVC filter retrieval were examined. Pooled mean charges, costs, payments, and margin were calculated by institution. Mean ± SD charges, costs, and payments were $14,138.00 ± $8,400.48, $3,693.28 ± $2,294.27, and $1,949.82 ± $702.91, respectively. Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:49:31 Crossword Puzzle
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By Richard Taus, MD; E-mail rtaus@challiance.org Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:48:32 Nonoperative Management of Unstable Patients with Solid Organ Injury: An Incompletely Mapped Frontier
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Embolization of traumatic arterial injury spawned a frontier in interventional radiology (IR) nearly 50 years ago. In 1972, Stanley Baum and colleagues (1) described embolizing hemodynamically unstable patients with pelvic fractures and arterial injury using an autologous clot. In the following decade, successful embolization of solid organs such as the spleen was described by interventional radiologists in patients in shock (2). Since then, endovascular therapy has evolved into a mainstay of nonoperative management (NOM) for patients with solid organ injury who are hemodynamically stable and lack an additional indication for abdominal surgery. Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:47:31 Research Priorities for Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistula Creation in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: Proceedings and Recommendations from a Multidisciplinary Research Consensus Panel
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Recently developed endovascular techniques to create percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas are an alternative to surgical arteriovenous fistula creation, although there is currently a lack of high-level evidence regarding their creation, maturation, utilization, and long-term function. Recognizing this, the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation sponsored a Research Consensus Panel and Summit for the prioritization of a research agenda to identify and address the gaps in current knowledge. Open / Comment

2021-07-28 10:46:32 Society of Interventional Radiology Multidisciplinary Position Statement on Percutaneous Ablation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Metastatic Disease to the Lungs
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To state the Society of Interventional Radiology's position on the use of image-guided thermal ablation for the treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent lung cancer, and metastatic disease to the lung. Open / Comment