Percutaneous Intraportal Application of Adipose Tissue–derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Balloon Occlusion Catheter in a Porcine Model of Liver Fibrosis
Avritscher R, Abdelsalam ME, Javadi S, Ensor J, Wallace MJ, Alt E, Madoff DC, Vykoukal JV. Percutaneous Intraportal Application of Adipose Tissue–derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Balloon Occlusion Catheter in a Porcine Model of Liver Fibrosis. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2013, 24: 1871-1878. PMID: 24144538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.08.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBalloon OcclusionBiomarkersBiopsyCell TrackingCells, CulturedEndovascular ProceduresEquipment DesignEthanolEthiodized OilGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHepatic VeinsLiverLiver Cirrhosis, ExperimentalMaleMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsSus scrofaTime FactorsTransfectionVascular Access DevicesVenous PressureConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientBalloon occlusion catheterOcclusion catheterMesenchymal stem cellsLiver fibrosisLarge animal modelIntraportal applicationEndovascular approachPortal veinAdipose tissueAnimal modelsExperimental animalsPercutaneous endovascular approachVenous pressure gradientTranscatheter arterial embolizationNovel endovascular approachStem cellsPortal hypertensionVascular complicationsArterial embolizationLiver injuryLiver damageBiopsy specimensSham injectionBalloon inflationInterventional Radiology in the Multidisciplinary Management of Liver Lesions: Pre- and Postoperative Roles
Ward T, Madoff D, Weintraub J. Interventional Radiology in the Multidisciplinary Management of Liver Lesions: Pre- and Postoperative Roles. Seminars In Liver Disease 2013, 33: 213-225. PMID: 23943102, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional therapyHepatobiliary surgeonsPostoperative roleInterventional radiologistsLiver lesionsColorectal cancer metastasisExternal beam radiationMultiple treatment modalitiesNontransplant candidatesTransplant criteriaVascular complicationsPostoperative settingMultidisciplinary managementTreatment modalitiesPreoperative roleComplex careInterventional radiologyRadiation oncologistsCancer metastasisPatientsMultidisciplinary approachResectionTransplantationOncologistsLesions