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Randomized Clinical Trial of Balloon Occlusion versus Conventional Microcathete...
Bilhim, T; Costa, NV; Torres, D; Pisco, J; Carmo, S; Oliveira, APurpose: To compare balloon occlusion prostatic artery embolization (bPAE) with conventional microcatheter PAE (cPAE). Materials and methods: In this single-center trial, between November 2017 and November 2018, 89 patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia were randomly assigned to cPAE (n = 43) or bPAE (n = 46). All patients received embolization with 300-500 μm Embosphere microspheres and were ev...
CT-Guided Percutaneous Embolization of a Rasmussen Aneurysm with Ethylene Vinyl...
Conde Vasco, I; Costa, NV; Luz, JH; Veloso Gomes, F; Bilhim, T; Coimbra, E
Pararretal Hematoma after Delivery
Oliveira, M; Costa, NV; Alves, OA puerperal vulvovaginal hematoma is not an unusual finding after vaginal deliveries. However, most of them are small and self-limited. Even though there are multiple risk factors identified, the majority of cases happen in low risk settings. We here report a case of a nulliparous young woman who developed a massive pararretal hematoma after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. Surgical intervention was useful bu...
Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Drug-Eluting Polyethylene Gl...
Veloso Gomes, F; Oliveira, J; Tomé Correia, M; Costa, NV; Abrantes, J; Torres, D; Pereira, P; Ferreira, AI; Luz, JH; Spaepen, E; Bilhim, T; Coimbra, EPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization with polyethylene glycol (PEG) drug-eluting embolic agents in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials and methods: A single-center retrospective study of 302 patients (258 men; 85.4%) with HCC treated during a 20-month period was conducted. The mean patient age was 66 years ± 10; 142 (47%) had Barcelona Clinic Liv...