2021
Management of Refractory Ascites Due to Portal Hypertension: Current Status.
Madoff DC, Cornman-Homonoff J, Fortune BE, Gaba RC, Lipnik AJ, Yarmohammadi H, Ray CE. Management of Refractory Ascites Due to Portal Hypertension: Current Status. Radiology 2021, 298: 493-504. PMID: 33497318, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2021201960.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRefractory ascitesPortal hypertensionTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntLarge-volume paracentesesCirrhotic portal hypertensionAvailable therapeutic optionsIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntStepwise management approachMost patientsMedical managementPoor prognosisPortosystemic shuntTherapeutic optionsTreatment optionsMultiple therapiesPatient outcomesAppropriate treatmentClinical experienceDrainage deviceSpecific patientAscitesHypertensionPatientsParacentesesPrognosis
2019
Transhepatic portal stent placement and jejunal varix embolization for management of treatment-limiting gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with unresectable recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Cornman-Homonoff J, Bassik N, Madoff DC. Transhepatic portal stent placement and jejunal varix embolization for management of treatment-limiting gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with unresectable recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2019, 59: 188-191. PMID: 31837541, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsRecurrent cholangiocarcinomaOnly potential cureRecurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaPoor patient outcomesUnresectable diseaseGastrointestinal bleedingChemotherapy administrationMyelosuppressive effectsTherapeutic mainstayDismal prognosisIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaVariceal embolizationStent placementPortal veinPatient outcomesPotential cureCholangiocarcinomaEmbolizationCytopeniasBleedingRegimenChemotherapyPatientsSurgeryPrognosis