1996
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Diagnosis and Transcatheter Embolotherapy
White R, Pollak J, Wirth J. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Diagnosis and Transcatheter Embolotherapy. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1996, 7: 787-804. PMID: 8951745, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(96)70851-5.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsTranscatheter embolotherapyPulmonary malformationsUse of embolotherapyLong-term followOptions of treatmentLonger procedure timeRecent long-term studiesPollak et alParadoxical embolizationDefinitive treatmentInitial treatmentLate recurrenceRecurrence rateSurgical interventionIdeal therapyDetachable balloonsSegmental arteriesPrimary treatmentAnatomic situationDurable resultsProcedure timePrimary modalityLarge seriesPatientsEmbolotherapy
1995
Retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies: experience in 32 cases.
Egglin T, Dickey K, Rosenblatt M, Pollak J. Retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies: experience in 32 cases. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1995, 164: 1259-64. PMID: 7717243, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.164.5.7717243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravascular foreign bodiesForeign bodyInferior vena cava filterTip-deflecting wiresProcedure-related complicationsTranscatheter interventional proceduresGoose neck snareVena cava filtersNitinol goose-neck snareArterial spasmProcedural complicationsSurgical cutdownSurgical interventionFemoral veinCatheter fragmentMedical recordsCava filtersInterventional radiologistsPatientsBalloon fragmentPercutaneous retrievalVenous valvesInterventional proceduresComplicationsProcedure records