Elgaard Oconnor (healthlynx98)

Dual JAK and BTK inhibitors seem promising to fight the complex pathogenesis of the disease at multiple fronts and can be the future drug for patients unresponsive to current remedies. To evaluate the current evidence for the effectiveness of transarterial embolization (TAE) in treatment of symptomatic hepatic hemangiomas. A systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus databases to identify studies of hepatic hemangiomas treated with transarterial embolization. Main outcome was defined as the mean difference between pre- and post-TAE hemangioma diameters. Treatment agents were categorized as Lipiodol based [bleomycin (L + BE), pingyangmycin (L + PYG) or ethanol (L + ethanol)] and non-Lipiodol based (polyvinyl-alcohol-only). Conventional random-effect meta-analysis technique was applied to analyze data. Of 3080 initially inspected publications, 21 studies were included in the meta-analysis comprising of 1450 patients with total of 1871 hemangiomas (36.2% male, mean age 46.3 ± 3.6years). One hundred and twenty-six, 1666, 41 and 38 lesions were treated with L + BE, L + PYG, L + ethanol and PVA, respectively. Median follow-up time after embolization was 12months with Lipiodol is safe and associated with reduced size of hemangiomas resulting in symptoms alleviation.A woman with an upper extremity brachioaxillary arteriovenous dialysis graft presented with a 9-month history of profound ipsilateral arm swelling and numbness secondary to chronic axillosubclavian vein occlusion. Previous endovascular and open venous recanalization attempts were unsuccessful. A totally percutaneous extra-anatomic venous bi-bypass was created to salvage the dialysis access circuit and reconstruct the deep venous system. Using overlapping Viabahn stent-grafts, two parallel bypasses were created from the arteriovenous graft and brachial vein, respectively, to the brachiocephalic vein. The hemodialysis graft regained function. Upper extremity symptoms resolved within 48 h. This is the first reported percutaneous double-barrel technique of extra-anatomic venous bypass creation for simultaneous management of a failed dialysis access and chronic venous occlusive disease. To search for abscopal effects (AE) distant to the site of radiation after sequential Yittrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization (RE) of liver malignancies. In this retrospective analysis, all patients treated by RE between 2007 and 2018 (n = 907) were screened for the following setting/conditions sequential RE of left and right liver lobe in two sessions, liver-specific MRI (MRI1) acquired max. 10days before or after first RE (RE1), liver-specific MRI (MRI2) acquired with a minimum time interval of 20days after MRI1, but before second RE (RE2). No systemic tumor therapies between MRI1 and MRI2. No patients with liver cirrhosis. Metastases > 5mm in untreated liver lobes were compared in MRI1 and MRI2 and rated as follows same size or larger in MRI2 = no abscopal effect (NAE); > 30% shrinkage without Y-90 contamination in SPECT/CT = abscopal effect (AE). Ninety six of 907 patients met aforementioned criteria. Median time-frame between RE1 and MRI2 was 34 (20-64) days. These 96 cases had 765 metastases which were evaluable (median 5(1-40) metastases per patient). Four patients could be identified with at least one shrinking metastasis of the untreated site one patient with breast cancer (3 metastases 0 NAE; 3 AE), one patient with prostate cancer (6 metastases 3 NAE; 3 metastases > 30% shrinkage but possible Y-90 contamination) and two patients with shrinkage of one metastasis each but less than 30%. Our retrospective study documents AE after RE of liver tumors in 1 out of 96 cases, 3 other cases remain unclear. Our retrospective study documents AE after RE of liver tumors in 1 out of 96 cases, 3 other cases remain unclear. Gingival tissue enlargement is a common side effect of anti