2017
Multicenter Trial of the VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter
Hohenwalter EJ, Stone JR, O’Moore P, Smith SJ, Selby JB, Lewandowski RJ, Samuels S, Kiproff PM, Trost DW, Madoff DC, Handel J, Gandras EJ, Vlahos A, Rilling WS. Multicenter Trial of the VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 28: 1353-1362. PMID: 28821379, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVena cava filtersCava filtersDevice-related adverse eventsHigh-risk traumaAdverse event ratesSingle-arm studyFailure of anticoagulationTechnical success rateLong-term safetyConverted patientsAdverse eventsPulmonary embolismSurgical prophylaxisVenous thromboembolismMulticenter trialCaval filtersRight atriumSurgical removalClinical assessmentProcedure timePatientsEvent ratesMean timeSuccess rateMonths
2005
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Tumors: Technique, Complications, and Outcomes
Ahrar K, Matin S, Wood CG, Wallace MJ, Gupta S, Madoff DC, Rao S, Tannir NM, Jonasch E, Pisters LL, Rozner MA, Kennamer DL, Hicks ME. Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Tumors: Technique, Complications, and Outcomes. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2005, 16: 679-688. PMID: 15872323, DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000153589.10908.5f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous radiofrequency ablationPercutaneous RF ablationRenal tumorsGross hematuriaPrimary tumorTechnical successRF ablationRadiofrequency ablationHigh technical success rateAbdominal wall weaknessTechnical success rateSignificant clinical sequelaeAnterior abdominal wallComputed tomography guidanceClinical sequelaeMinor complicationsRenal functionTransient paresthesiaConsecutive patientsMajor complicationsUrinary obstructionOvernight observationGeneral anesthesiaTomography guidanceMedical records