2021
Complex endovascular retrieval of an intravascular foreign body
Kim TI, Kostiuk V, Baumann D, Aboian E. Complex endovascular retrieval of an intravascular foreign body. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2021, 7: 361-363. PMID: 34095642, PMCID: PMC8166638, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior vena cavaVena cavaBilateral multifocal pneumoniaCommon femoral vein accessIntravascular foreign bodiesFemoral vein accessDuodenal perforationMultifocal pneumoniaEndovascular approachPrimary repairInternal jugularVein accessEndovascular removalGastrointestinal systemForeign bodyEndovascular retrievalStaged fashionSnare deviceLaparoscopic grasperCavaPneumoniaJugularThromboembolizationPerforation
2010
Establishment of a definitive protocol for the diagnosis and management of body packers (drug mules)
Mandava N, Chang R, Wang J, Bertocchi M, Yrad J, Allamaneni S, Aboian E, Lall M, Mariano R, Richards N. Establishment of a definitive protocol for the diagnosis and management of body packers (drug mules). Emergency Medicine Journal 2010, 28: 98. PMID: 21068166, DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody packersMinimal morbidityClinical patient databaseDistal enterotomyMultiple enterotomiesBowel obstructionCommon complicationConservative managementSurgical managementSurgical interventionWound infectionMean ageFemale ratioComplete clearanceIntraoperative maneuversRadiological studiesForeign bodyGastrointestinal tractPatient databaseEnterotomyDefinitive protocolPatientsPatient dataMorbidityAdmission