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European radiology, Jan 30, 2015
Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. W... more Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. We report our experience in cancer patients. We retrospectively reviewed all cases of percutaneous osteosynthesis (PO) of the pelvic ring and proximal femur performed in our hospital. PO were performed for fracture palliation or for osteolytic metastases consolidation. Screws were inserted under CT- or cone-beam CT- guidance and general anaesthesia. Patients were followed-up with pelvic-CT and medical consultation at 1 month, then every 3 months. For fractures, the goal was pain palliation and for osteolytic metastases, pathologic fracture prevention. Between February 2010 and August 2014, 64 cancer patients were treated with PO. Twenty-one patients had PO alone for 33 painful fractures (13 bone-insufficiency, 20 pathologic fractures). The pain was significantly improved at 1 month (VAS score = 20/100 vs. 80/100). In addition, 43 cancer patients were preventively consolidated using PO plu...
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2015
To determine the incidence and the risks factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)... more To determine the incidence and the risks factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related infectious complications. Medical charts of every in-patient that underwent a PICC insertion in our hospital between January 2010 and October 2013 were reviewed. All PICC-related infections were recorded and categorized as catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI), exit-site infections, and septic thrombophlebitis. Nine hundred and twenty-three PICCs were placed in 644 unique patients, mostly male (68.3 %) with a median age of 58 years. 31 (3.4 %) PICC-related infections occurred during the study period corresponding to an infection rate of 1.64 per 1000 catheter-days. We observed 27 (87.1 %) CR-BSI, corresponding to a rate of 1.43 per 1000 catheter-days, 3 (9.7 %) septic thrombophlebitis, and 1 (3.2 %) exit-site infection. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a higher PICC-related infection rate with chemotherapy (odds ratio (OR) 7.2-confidence interval (CI) 95 % [1.77-29.5]), auto/allograft (OR 5.9-CI 95 % [1.2-29.2]), and anti-coagulant therapy (OR 2.2-95 % [1.4-12]). Chemotherapy, auto/allograft, and anti-coagulant therapy are associated with an increased risk of developing PICC-related infections. Chemotherapy, auto/allograft, and anti-coagulant therapy are important predictors of PICC-associated infections. A careful assessment of these risk factors may be important for future success in preventing PICC-related infections.
Journal de Radiologie Diagnostique et Interventionnelle, 2012
European Radiology, 2015
Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. W... more Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. We report our experience in cancer patients. We retrospectively reviewed all cases of percutaneous osteosynthesis (PO) of the pelvic ring and proximal femur performed in our hospital. PO were performed for fracture palliation or for osteolytic metastases consolidation. Screws were inserted under CT- or cone-beam CT- guidance and general anaesthesia. Patients were followed-up with pelvic-CT and medical consultation at 1 month, then every 3 months. For fractures, the goal was pain palliation and for osteolytic metastases, pathologic fracture prevention. Between February 2010 and August 2014, 64 cancer patients were treated with PO. Twenty-one patients had PO alone for 33 painful fractures (13 bone-insufficiency, 20 pathologic fractures). The pain was significantly improved at 1 month (VAS score = 20/100 vs. 80/100). In addition, 43 cancer patients were preventively consolidated using PO plus cementoplasty for 45 impending pathologic fractures (10 iliac crests, 35 proximal femurs). For the iliac crests, no fracture occurred (median-FU = 75 days). For the proximal femurs, 2 pathological fractures occurred (fracture rate = 5.7 %, median-FU = 205 days). PO is a new tool in the therapeutic arsenal of interventional radiologists for bone pain management. • Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. • CT- or CBCT-guidance results in high technical success rates for screw placement. • This minimally invasive technique avoids extensive surgical exposure in bone cancer patients. • Osteosynthesis provides pain relief for bone-insufficiency fractures and for pathologic fractures. • Osteosynthesis plus cementoplasty provide prophylactic consolidation of impending pathological fractures.
PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a biopsy performed after lung radiofrequency ablation (R... more PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a biopsy performed after lung radiofrequency ablation (RFA). METHOD AND MATERIALS Institutional review board approval was obtained. Eighteen patients with lung tumors, including 72% of metastases (14/18) (8 colorectal, 1 renal, 1 parathyroid, 1 melanoma, 1 osteosarcoma, 1 cholangiocarcinoma and 1 breast cancer) and 23 % of primary lung cancers (1 epidermoid and 3 adenocarcinomas) were treated with lung RFA. A biopsy was performed immediately after RFA. The biopsy was obtained through the canula used to insert the RFA probe without need for additional puncture. Pathological results including diagnostic of malignancy and morphological characteristics of tumor have been analyzed. Effectiveness was defined by ability to obtain a diagnosis of malignancy. The ability to diagnose tumor subtype, and primitive tumor location (if applicable) was determined. Procedures characteristics, recurrences and complications were also registered. RESULTS Mean tum...
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La Revue du praticien, Jan 20, 2009
La Revue du praticien, 2013
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska
Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas (EMC) are extremely rare and are usually located in the deep... more Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas (EMC) are extremely rare and are usually located in the deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. Less than 10 cases of intracranial EMC have been reported in the literature, making their management and early diagnosis difficult. We present a new case of intracranial EMC occurring in a 70-year-old woman presenting with a right frontal mass initially assumed to be a brain metastasis from breast adenocarcinoma. The optimal management of these tumours is also discussed. Analysis from the literature suggests that complete resection should be recommended, whenever feasible. Although the high risk for relapse after surgery encourages postoperative treatments, relative resistance to both radio-therapy and chemotherapy characterizes EMC. Future perspectives might include multimodal treatments with highly conformal radiotherapy modalities for dose escalation strategies or use of new molecules. Knowledge of these unusual malignant tumours will be the fir...
La Revue du praticien, Jan 20, 2010
Acute abdominal pain is a frequent consultation cause with large causal diversity and possible se... more Acute abdominal pain is a frequent consultation cause with large causal diversity and possible severity that may lead to emergency surgery. Radiology development and availability have changed their management with possibility of rapid diagnostic. Computed tomography has become the gold standard in this setting, reducing AAS to very few indications. Ultrasound remains the first exploration for children and pregnant woman. Magnetic resonance imaging may be more attractive in the future, thanks to its lack of radiation.
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La Revue du praticien, Jan 30, 2008
Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2011
Periprocedural management of hemostasis risk in interventional radiology
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2013
To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty i... more To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty in procedures performed under real-time computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy guidance. A total of 85 vertebroplasties were performed in 51 consecutive patients (31 women, 20 men; mean age, 71.9 y; range, 48-92 y) in 51 sessions. The needle was inserted with guidance from intermittent single-shot CT scans, and intermittent CT fluoroscopy was used during cement injection only. To reduce the risk of extravertebral or extraosseous leakage, several procedures (cement injection stopping/slowing, needle position changes) were employed. The chest and treated bone were scanned immediately after vertebroplasty. These CT images included the entire thorax as well as the treated vertebrae. No cement emboli were observed on CT after vertebroplasty. After 85 vertebroplasty procedures, 44 extravertebral leaks were detected. Epidural leaks were observed on CT in six treated vertebrae (7%), in 12 cases in the anterior external venous plexus (14.1%), in five in the azygos vein (5.8%), in 19 in the disc space (22%), and in two in the foraminal space (2.3%). On a per-patient basis, the odds of leaks increased with the number of vertebroplasties (P = .05) and the volume of cement used (P = .0412). There was also a higher probability of leak (P < .05) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (67.9%; 95% confidence interval, 47.7%-84.1%) than osteolytic spinal metastases (34.8%; 16.4%-57.3%). PCE did not occur after vertebroplasty under CT fluoroscopy guidance. Further larger prospective vertebroplasty studies are needed to compare the rates of PCE for CT versus conventional fluoroscopic guidance.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2011
To report an initial prospective evaluation of the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of... more To report an initial prospective evaluation of the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of combining percutaneous temporary balloon occlusion (PBO) of a large pulmonary artery adjacent to a metastatic lung tumor treated with percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation. In six patients, lung RF ablation with a multitined, expandable electrode with simultaneous PBO via femoral access was attempted with the use of digital angiography and multidetector computed tomography (CT). Follow-up imaging was obtained immediately after treatment, at 1-2 days, and at 2, 6, 9, and 12 months; positron emission tomography/CT was performed at 4 months. Metastases targeted measured 17-37 mm (22 ± 8) and were in contact with a pulmonary artery 3-5 mm. Temporary occlusion of the pulmonary arterial branch in contact with the tumor was technically possible in five of six patients. Postablation CT scans obtained within 2 days of the procedure showed ablation zones measuring 37-57 mm (47 ± 8) in their shortest diameter. Three patients developed lung infarction within 1 month after RF ablation, and two had to be readmitted. At 3 months after the procedure, four patients had persistent occlusion of the balloon-occluded vessel. No uptake was demonstrated 4 months after ablation; at 12 months, all tumors showed complete ablation on CT. RF ablation of lung tumors with PBO is a feasible technique, but it induces atelectasia and long-lasting vascular occlusion responsible for a high rate of readmission. The results of this small study warrant careful further exploration of the benefits of the technique, compared with RF ablation without PBO or other methods of ablative therapy.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2010
To evaluate the feasibility, functionality, and dysfunctions of an arterial port catheter implant... more To evaluate the feasibility, functionality, and dysfunctions of an arterial port catheter implanted via the femoral artery. From November 2001 to May 2008, 93 consecutive patients (mean age 57 years old) with unresectable hepatic colorectal metastases were referred for intraarterial chemotherapy. The arterial port catheters were percutaneously implanted via the femoral artery. The catheter tips were placed as "free-floating" in the common hepatic artery (technique 1), "fixed" in the gastroduodenal artery (technique 2), or inserted in a segmental hepatic artery (technique 3). Embolization of the right gastric artery was always attempted. The technical success rate of the femoral approach was 94% (n = 88 of 93). Intraarterial chemotherapy (average 7.3 courses) was administered to 84 patients. Migration and occlusion of the catheters occurred in 12% (n = 10 of 84) and 11% (n = 9 of 84) of patients, and extrahepatic perfusion occurred in 30% (n = 25 of 84) of patients. Catheter migration occurred significantly more frequently with technique 1 (50%; n = 3 of 6) than with technique 2 (11%; n = 7 of 64; P = .03) or technique 3 (0%; n = 0 of 14; P = .02). Occurrence of gastroduodenal ulcerations was significantly lower (P = .01) when embolization of the right gastric artery was performed (8%; n = 4 of 48) than when it was not (28%; n = 11 of 36). The success rate of embolization of the right gastric artery significantly improved (P = .006) from the first half of patients treated to the second half, resulting in a significant (P = .02) decrease in the occurrence of ulcerations from 28% (n = 12 of 42) in the first half of patients treated to 7% (n = 3 of 42) in the second half. Percutaneous femoral placement of an arterial port catheter is highly feasible. Right gastric artery embolization and use of techniques 2 and 3 are good predictive factors for long-term functionality.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2012
Percutaneous cementoplasty has proved very effective for the palliation of pain from bone metasta... more Percutaneous cementoplasty has proved very effective for the palliation of pain from bone metastases. However, several studies argue that it should be contraindicated for metastases that are located in the proximal femur because of inadequate bone consolidation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for fracture despite performing cementoplasty for metastases of the proximal femur. We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients who underwent cementoplasty for metastases of the proximal femur who had a high risk for fracture (N = 21) from June 2003 to October 2010. Cementoplasty was performed for preventive consolidation as well as for pain palliation in 16 patients. The risk factors studied were the patient characteristics, the Mirels score, the maximal size and cortical involvement of the lesion, and a history of a previous fracture of the lesser trochanter. The 1-year pathologic fracture rate was 40.6% (seven fractures). The risk of fracture was significantly higher for cortical involvement greater than 30 mm (n = 7/11 vs n = 0/10; P = .0005) and a history of a previous fracture of the lesser trochanter (n = 3/3 vs 4/18; P = .0009). Percutaneous cementoplasty can be considered for patients with metastases of the proximal femur under certain conditions: cortical involvement less than 30 mm and no history of a fracture of the lesser trochanter. Otherwise, the risk of fracture is too high, and cementoplasty is contraindicated.
European radiology, Jan 30, 2015
Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. W... more Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. We report our experience in cancer patients. We retrospectively reviewed all cases of percutaneous osteosynthesis (PO) of the pelvic ring and proximal femur performed in our hospital. PO were performed for fracture palliation or for osteolytic metastases consolidation. Screws were inserted under CT- or cone-beam CT- guidance and general anaesthesia. Patients were followed-up with pelvic-CT and medical consultation at 1 month, then every 3 months. For fractures, the goal was pain palliation and for osteolytic metastases, pathologic fracture prevention. Between February 2010 and August 2014, 64 cancer patients were treated with PO. Twenty-one patients had PO alone for 33 painful fractures (13 bone-insufficiency, 20 pathologic fractures). The pain was significantly improved at 1 month (VAS score = 20/100 vs. 80/100). In addition, 43 cancer patients were preventively consolidated using PO plu...
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2015
To determine the incidence and the risks factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)... more To determine the incidence and the risks factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related infectious complications. Medical charts of every in-patient that underwent a PICC insertion in our hospital between January 2010 and October 2013 were reviewed. All PICC-related infections were recorded and categorized as catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI), exit-site infections, and septic thrombophlebitis. Nine hundred and twenty-three PICCs were placed in 644 unique patients, mostly male (68.3 %) with a median age of 58 years. 31 (3.4 %) PICC-related infections occurred during the study period corresponding to an infection rate of 1.64 per 1000 catheter-days. We observed 27 (87.1 %) CR-BSI, corresponding to a rate of 1.43 per 1000 catheter-days, 3 (9.7 %) septic thrombophlebitis, and 1 (3.2 %) exit-site infection. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a higher PICC-related infection rate with chemotherapy (odds ratio (OR) 7.2-confidence interval (CI) 95 % [1.77-29.5]), auto/allograft (OR 5.9-CI 95 % [1.2-29.2]), and anti-coagulant therapy (OR 2.2-95 % [1.4-12]). Chemotherapy, auto/allograft, and anti-coagulant therapy are associated with an increased risk of developing PICC-related infections. Chemotherapy, auto/allograft, and anti-coagulant therapy are important predictors of PICC-associated infections. A careful assessment of these risk factors may be important for future success in preventing PICC-related infections.
Journal de Radiologie Diagnostique et Interventionnelle, 2012
European Radiology, 2015
Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. W... more Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. We report our experience in cancer patients. We retrospectively reviewed all cases of percutaneous osteosynthesis (PO) of the pelvic ring and proximal femur performed in our hospital. PO were performed for fracture palliation or for osteolytic metastases consolidation. Screws were inserted under CT- or cone-beam CT- guidance and general anaesthesia. Patients were followed-up with pelvic-CT and medical consultation at 1 month, then every 3 months. For fractures, the goal was pain palliation and for osteolytic metastases, pathologic fracture prevention. Between February 2010 and August 2014, 64 cancer patients were treated with PO. Twenty-one patients had PO alone for 33 painful fractures (13 bone-insufficiency, 20 pathologic fractures). The pain was significantly improved at 1 month (VAS score = 20/100 vs. 80/100). In addition, 43 cancer patients were preventively consolidated using PO plus cementoplasty for 45 impending pathologic fractures (10 iliac crests, 35 proximal femurs). For the iliac crests, no fracture occurred (median-FU = 75 days). For the proximal femurs, 2 pathological fractures occurred (fracture rate = 5.7 %, median-FU = 205 days). PO is a new tool in the therapeutic arsenal of interventional radiologists for bone pain management. • Screw fixation (osteosynthesis) can be performed percutaneously by interventional radiologists. • CT- or CBCT-guidance results in high technical success rates for screw placement. • This minimally invasive technique avoids extensive surgical exposure in bone cancer patients. • Osteosynthesis provides pain relief for bone-insufficiency fractures and for pathologic fractures. • Osteosynthesis plus cementoplasty provide prophylactic consolidation of impending pathological fractures.
PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a biopsy performed after lung radiofrequency ablation (R... more PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a biopsy performed after lung radiofrequency ablation (RFA). METHOD AND MATERIALS Institutional review board approval was obtained. Eighteen patients with lung tumors, including 72% of metastases (14/18) (8 colorectal, 1 renal, 1 parathyroid, 1 melanoma, 1 osteosarcoma, 1 cholangiocarcinoma and 1 breast cancer) and 23 % of primary lung cancers (1 epidermoid and 3 adenocarcinomas) were treated with lung RFA. A biopsy was performed immediately after RFA. The biopsy was obtained through the canula used to insert the RFA probe without need for additional puncture. Pathological results including diagnostic of malignancy and morphological characteristics of tumor have been analyzed. Effectiveness was defined by ability to obtain a diagnosis of malignancy. The ability to diagnose tumor subtype, and primitive tumor location (if applicable) was determined. Procedures characteristics, recurrences and complications were also registered. RESULTS Mean tum...
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La Revue du praticien, Jan 20, 2009
La Revue du praticien, 2013
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska
Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas (EMC) are extremely rare and are usually located in the deep... more Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas (EMC) are extremely rare and are usually located in the deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. Less than 10 cases of intracranial EMC have been reported in the literature, making their management and early diagnosis difficult. We present a new case of intracranial EMC occurring in a 70-year-old woman presenting with a right frontal mass initially assumed to be a brain metastasis from breast adenocarcinoma. The optimal management of these tumours is also discussed. Analysis from the literature suggests that complete resection should be recommended, whenever feasible. Although the high risk for relapse after surgery encourages postoperative treatments, relative resistance to both radio-therapy and chemotherapy characterizes EMC. Future perspectives might include multimodal treatments with highly conformal radiotherapy modalities for dose escalation strategies or use of new molecules. Knowledge of these unusual malignant tumours will be the fir...
La Revue du praticien, Jan 20, 2010
Acute abdominal pain is a frequent consultation cause with large causal diversity and possible se... more Acute abdominal pain is a frequent consultation cause with large causal diversity and possible severity that may lead to emergency surgery. Radiology development and availability have changed their management with possibility of rapid diagnostic. Computed tomography has become the gold standard in this setting, reducing AAS to very few indications. Ultrasound remains the first exploration for children and pregnant woman. Magnetic resonance imaging may be more attractive in the future, thanks to its lack of radiation.
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La Revue du praticien, Jan 30, 2008
Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2007
Journal de Radiologie, 2011
Periprocedural management of hemostasis risk in interventional radiology
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2013
To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty i... more To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty in procedures performed under real-time computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy guidance. A total of 85 vertebroplasties were performed in 51 consecutive patients (31 women, 20 men; mean age, 71.9 y; range, 48-92 y) in 51 sessions. The needle was inserted with guidance from intermittent single-shot CT scans, and intermittent CT fluoroscopy was used during cement injection only. To reduce the risk of extravertebral or extraosseous leakage, several procedures (cement injection stopping/slowing, needle position changes) were employed. The chest and treated bone were scanned immediately after vertebroplasty. These CT images included the entire thorax as well as the treated vertebrae. No cement emboli were observed on CT after vertebroplasty. After 85 vertebroplasty procedures, 44 extravertebral leaks were detected. Epidural leaks were observed on CT in six treated vertebrae (7%), in 12 cases in the anterior external venous plexus (14.1%), in five in the azygos vein (5.8%), in 19 in the disc space (22%), and in two in the foraminal space (2.3%). On a per-patient basis, the odds of leaks increased with the number of vertebroplasties (P = .05) and the volume of cement used (P = .0412). There was also a higher probability of leak (P < .05) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (67.9%; 95% confidence interval, 47.7%-84.1%) than osteolytic spinal metastases (34.8%; 16.4%-57.3%). PCE did not occur after vertebroplasty under CT fluoroscopy guidance. Further larger prospective vertebroplasty studies are needed to compare the rates of PCE for CT versus conventional fluoroscopic guidance.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2011
To report an initial prospective evaluation of the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of... more To report an initial prospective evaluation of the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of combining percutaneous temporary balloon occlusion (PBO) of a large pulmonary artery adjacent to a metastatic lung tumor treated with percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation. In six patients, lung RF ablation with a multitined, expandable electrode with simultaneous PBO via femoral access was attempted with the use of digital angiography and multidetector computed tomography (CT). Follow-up imaging was obtained immediately after treatment, at 1-2 days, and at 2, 6, 9, and 12 months; positron emission tomography/CT was performed at 4 months. Metastases targeted measured 17-37 mm (22 ± 8) and were in contact with a pulmonary artery 3-5 mm. Temporary occlusion of the pulmonary arterial branch in contact with the tumor was technically possible in five of six patients. Postablation CT scans obtained within 2 days of the procedure showed ablation zones measuring 37-57 mm (47 ± 8) in their shortest diameter. Three patients developed lung infarction within 1 month after RF ablation, and two had to be readmitted. At 3 months after the procedure, four patients had persistent occlusion of the balloon-occluded vessel. No uptake was demonstrated 4 months after ablation; at 12 months, all tumors showed complete ablation on CT. RF ablation of lung tumors with PBO is a feasible technique, but it induces atelectasia and long-lasting vascular occlusion responsible for a high rate of readmission. The results of this small study warrant careful further exploration of the benefits of the technique, compared with RF ablation without PBO or other methods of ablative therapy.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2010
To evaluate the feasibility, functionality, and dysfunctions of an arterial port catheter implant... more To evaluate the feasibility, functionality, and dysfunctions of an arterial port catheter implanted via the femoral artery. From November 2001 to May 2008, 93 consecutive patients (mean age 57 years old) with unresectable hepatic colorectal metastases were referred for intraarterial chemotherapy. The arterial port catheters were percutaneously implanted via the femoral artery. The catheter tips were placed as "free-floating" in the common hepatic artery (technique 1), "fixed" in the gastroduodenal artery (technique 2), or inserted in a segmental hepatic artery (technique 3). Embolization of the right gastric artery was always attempted. The technical success rate of the femoral approach was 94% (n = 88 of 93). Intraarterial chemotherapy (average 7.3 courses) was administered to 84 patients. Migration and occlusion of the catheters occurred in 12% (n = 10 of 84) and 11% (n = 9 of 84) of patients, and extrahepatic perfusion occurred in 30% (n = 25 of 84) of patients. Catheter migration occurred significantly more frequently with technique 1 (50%; n = 3 of 6) than with technique 2 (11%; n = 7 of 64; P = .03) or technique 3 (0%; n = 0 of 14; P = .02). Occurrence of gastroduodenal ulcerations was significantly lower (P = .01) when embolization of the right gastric artery was performed (8%; n = 4 of 48) than when it was not (28%; n = 11 of 36). The success rate of embolization of the right gastric artery significantly improved (P = .006) from the first half of patients treated to the second half, resulting in a significant (P = .02) decrease in the occurrence of ulcerations from 28% (n = 12 of 42) in the first half of patients treated to 7% (n = 3 of 42) in the second half. Percutaneous femoral placement of an arterial port catheter is highly feasible. Right gastric artery embolization and use of techniques 2 and 3 are good predictive factors for long-term functionality.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2012
Percutaneous cementoplasty has proved very effective for the palliation of pain from bone metasta... more Percutaneous cementoplasty has proved very effective for the palliation of pain from bone metastases. However, several studies argue that it should be contraindicated for metastases that are located in the proximal femur because of inadequate bone consolidation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for fracture despite performing cementoplasty for metastases of the proximal femur. We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients who underwent cementoplasty for metastases of the proximal femur who had a high risk for fracture (N = 21) from June 2003 to October 2010. Cementoplasty was performed for preventive consolidation as well as for pain palliation in 16 patients. The risk factors studied were the patient characteristics, the Mirels score, the maximal size and cortical involvement of the lesion, and a history of a previous fracture of the lesser trochanter. The 1-year pathologic fracture rate was 40.6% (seven fractures). The risk of fracture was significantly higher for cortical involvement greater than 30 mm (n = 7/11 vs n = 0/10; P = .0005) and a history of a previous fracture of the lesser trochanter (n = 3/3 vs 4/18; P = .0009). Percutaneous cementoplasty can be considered for patients with metastases of the proximal femur under certain conditions: cortical involvement less than 30 mm and no history of a fracture of the lesser trochanter. Otherwise, the risk of fracture is too high, and cementoplasty is contraindicated.