Aortoenteric Fistula as a Complication of Open Reconstruction and Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aorta by Marek Tagowski, Hendryk Vieweg, Christian Wissgott, Reimer Andresen

“…The pathogenesis of AEF formation after endovascular abdominal aortic repair is related to mechanical failure of the stent-graft, to stent graft infection, and to persistent pressurization of the aneurysmal sac. …”
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Drug-Coated Balloon-Only Strategy for De Novo Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Wenyi Zhang, Mingduo Zhang, Jinfan Tian, Min Zhang, Yuan Zhou, Xiantao Song

“…Many clinical trials have demonstrated the value of drug-coated balloons (DCB) for in-stent restenosis. However, their role in de novo lesions is not well documented. …”
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy - The basics by DS Zimmon

“…Techniques of papillotomy including 'pull,' 'precut,' stent placement, infundibulotomy, percutaneous cholangiography, and internal spring wire are described, and general electrosurgical principles discussed.…”
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Inflation Pressure in Side Branch during Modified Jailed Balloon Technique Does Not Affect Side Branch Outcomes by Tetsuya Nomura, Naotoshi Wada, Issei Ota, Satoshi Tasaka, Kenshi Ono, Yu Sakaue

“…The modified jailed balloon technique is one of the effective techniques to minimize the emergence of side branch (SB) compromise by preventing plaque or carina shifting during a single stent strategy in the main vessel with provisional SB treatment. …”
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Early Efficacy of In Situ Fenestration with a Triple Chimney Technique for High-Risk Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Qingsong Wu, Heng Lu, Debin Jiang, Zhihuang Qiu, Javed Rashid, Linfeng Xie, Yue Shen, Liangwan Chen

“…The patency rate of all branching stents was 100%, with no stent displacement, stenosis, or blockage observed. …”
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Difficult case of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochogastrostomy salvaged using a stiff guidewire by Takio Narikawa, Ken Kamata, Takamitsu Komaki, Mamoru Takenaka, Masatoshi Kudo

“…Using this method, a 10-mm-diameter, 12-cm-long, partially covered metal stent was deployed successfully between the common bile duct and the posterior wall of the gastric antrum. …”
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Magnetic resonance angiography in diagnostic long-term follow-up of primary patency of the MOTIV drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold in the region below the knee: 5 years... by Christian Nasel, Mario Kirschner, Karoline Rizzi, Nicola Schweinhammer, Ewald Moser

“…In the BTK-region metallic drug-eluting stents (mDES) yielded best results concerning primary patency (PP), but also annihilate signal in magnetic resonance angiography (MR-A). …”
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A Case of Ruptured Aortic Arch Aneurysm Successfully Treated by Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair with Chimney Graft by Yohei Kawatani, Yujiro Hayashi, Yujiro Ito, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Yuji Suda, Takaki Hori

“…Few reports have focused on stent grafting for treating aortic arch aneurysm rupture. …”
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Impact of Sex-Related Differences in Infrarenal Aortic Neck Morphology on Outcomes of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Similar-Sized Aortic Aneurysm by Ombretta Martinelli, Antonio Marzano, Maria Irene Bellini, Roberto Gattuso, Luca Di Marzo, Valeria Gonta, Jihad Jabbour, Wassim Mansour, Simone Cuozzo

“…Demographics, anatomical characteristics, and stent graft details were analyzed. The primary endpoint was technical success. …”
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Computational study of transcatheter aortic valve replacement based on patient-specific models—rapid surgical planning for self-expanding valves by Zhuangyuan Meng, Haishan Zhang, Yunhan Cai, Yuan Gao, Changbin Liang, Jun Wang, Xin Chen, Liang Guo, ShengZhang Wang, ShengZhang Wang

“…The parameters for the stent materials used by the patients were customized. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Artery Dissection: Clinical and Angiographic Follow-Up by Reza Mohammadian, Ali Akbar Taheraghdam, Ehsan Sharifipour, Reza Mansourizadeh, Ali Pashapour, Mohammad Shimia, Ghaffar Shokouhi, Moslem shakeri, Ali Hashemzadeh

“…The prevalence of overall procedural complications was 23.3%, and all were completely resolved at the end of follow-up. No evidence of in-stent occlusion/stenosis or rebleeding was observed in our cases during follow-up. …”
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Hybrid Repair Combined with Fresh Arterial Allograft Extra-Anatomical Reconstruction: The Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aneurysm above an Aortobifemoral Bypass Complicated by a... by Robert Novotny, Tomas Marada, Jiri Novotny, Jakub Kristek, Jaroslav Chlupac, Michal Kudla, Kvetoslav Lipar, Jiri Mendl, Jiri Fronek, Libor Janousek

“…Method. Aorto-uni-iliac stent graft Cook was placed from the right groin trough native severely stenotic right iliac arteries with proximal landing zone below the renal arteries, excluding the JAAA and the ABF. …”
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Interventricular septal dissection secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction: case series and literature review by Ping Chen, Xiuqin Wang, Yun Mou

“…After the implantation of a stent in the left circumflex branch, the patient came to our hospital for further diagnosis and treatment. …”
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A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola and Enterococcus casseliflavus Coinfection by Varsha Prasad, Baina Barouni, Bashar Khiatah, Musab Saeed

“…Our case describes a unique presentation of colonization with both R. planticola and E. casseliflavus isolated from the biliary stent isolates of a patient with known pancreatic malignancy and concomitant E. casseliflavus bacteremia. …”
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Woven Coronary Artery Disease Successfully Managed with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A New Case Report by Yakup Alsancak, Burak Sezenoz, Sedat Turkoglu, Adnan Abacı

“…Herein we report a case with right woven coronary artery managed with drug-eluted stent implantation without complication.…”
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Unraveling a Rare Right-Sided Pleural Effusion in a Young Female: A Case of Pancreaticopleural Fistula by P. Prem Ananth, S. Raghul Raj, R. Anand, N. Nagarajan

“…Treatment with antibiotics, chest drainage, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stent placement led to symptom resolution. This case underscores the need to consider PPF in atypical pleural effusions.…”
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A Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Case Noticed during a Primary PCI by Ismail Dogu Kilic, Halil Tanriverdi, Harun Evrengul, Sukru Gur

“…In this report, we present a 65 year old man presented with myocardial infarction in whom coronary angiography a nonocclusive SCAD was noticed in addition to a very late stent thrombosis and make a brief overview of the treatment for SCAD.…”
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Progress on the Prevention of Esophageal Stricture after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Peina Shi, Xiaoyun Ding

“…These approaches can be classified as pharmacological treatments, esophageal stent treatments, and tissue engineering approaches. …”
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Ureteral Rupture Caused by Accidental Intubation of the Ureter with a Foley-Catheter during Ureterorenoscopy by F. Löcherbach, P. Grimsehl, A. Sauer, S. Wyler, M. Kwiatkowski

“…We would like to present the case of a 64-year-old woman who underwent ureterorenoscopy and suffered an iatrogenic ureteral lesion due to an accidental intubation of the left ureter with a Foley-Catheter during the procedure. A Double-J-Stent was implanted into the damaged ureter, and 6 weeks later it fully recovered. …”
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Mirizzi Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management of a Challenging Biliary Disease by Gennaro Clemente, Andrea Tringali, Agostino M. De Rose, Elena Panettieri, Marino Murazio, Gennaro Nuzzo, Felice Giuliante

“…The preoperative placement of a stent via ERCP can simplify the surgical procedure.…”
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