Endoluminal management of arterioportal fistulae in liver transplant recipients: a single-center experienceWael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 40:451-9. 2006
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- Dual-tract transhepatic U-shaped hemodialysis inferior vena cava catheter: a feasibility study in a swine model
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 20:1625-31. 2009
..To evaluate the feasibility of establishing a U-shaped inferior vena cava (IVC) catheter entirely from a transhepatic approach and to determine the catheter caliber that would provide adequate flow for hemodialysis...
- Postliver transplantation vascular and biliary surgical anatomy
Wael E A Saad
Vascular Interventional Radiology Section, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 10:172-90. 2007
..With radiologists as the target readers, the chapter focuses on the inflow and outflow connections and does not detail intricate surgical techniques or intraoperative maneuvers, operative stages, or vascular shunting...
- Noninvasive imaging of liver transplant complications
Wael E A Saad
Vascular Interventional Radiology Section, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 10:191-206. 2007
..Sequelae of hepatic artery stenosis including biliary necrosis will also be reviewed briefly...
- Management of hepatic artery steno-occlusive complications after liver transplantation
Wael E A Saad
Vascular Interventional Radiology Section, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 10:207-20. 2007
..The chapter discusses the role and technical results of endoluminal management of these arterial complications and, when possible, the lesion morphologies most amenable to endoluminal management...
- Management of nonocclusive hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation
Wael E A Saad
Vascular Interventional Radiology Section, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 10:221-32. 2007
..The article discusses the presentation, etiology, types, treatment indications, and various modes of minimal invasive therapy used to manage these complications...
- Intravenous morphine for augmentation of postoperative T-tube cholangiograms in liver transplant recipients with choledocho-choledochal anastomoses
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 20:1320-8. 2009
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- Cholecystostomy and transcholecystic biliary access
Daniel Ginat
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:2-13. 2008
..However, sepsis and reported 30-day mortality rates of up to 25% are usually related to underlying morbidities in critically ill patients. Catheters may be removed once the fistula track has matured...
- Percutaneous management of postoperative anastomotic biliary strictures
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:143-53. 2008
..The current article describes the overall theme of balloon dilation protocols for the management of anastomotic biliary strictures and discusses possible future management of such strictures...
- Management of bleeding after percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography or transhepatic biliary drain placement
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Imaging Sciences, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:60-71. 2008
..This article proposes a protocol for approaching bleeding complications after percutaneous biliary drain placement and details the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the management of these bleeding complications...
- Percutaneous transhepatic techniques for removal of endoscopically placed biliary plastic endoprostheses
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:120-32. 2008
..The current article reviews the results, various techniques, and potential complications during the percutaneous transhepatic removal of these endoprostheses...
- Unconventional cholangiography
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:90-101. 2008
..In the author's opinion, they offer additional delineation and characterization of biliary disease in particular clinical, anatomical, and pathological situations that are described in the article...
- Computer tomography for venous thromboembolic disease
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Radiol Clin North Am 45:423-45, vii. 2007
..This article focuses on CT angiography as the diagnostic modality for thromboembolic pulmonary embolism and briefly discusses nonthromboembolic pulmonary embolism...
- Catheter thrombolysis of thrombosed hepatic arteries in liver transplant recipients: predictors of success and role of thrombolysis
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, New York, NY 14642, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 41:19-26. 2007
..However, reestablishing flow to the graft can unmask underlying lesions as well as asses surrounding vasculature thus providing anatomical information for a more elective, better planned and definitive surgical revision...
- Percutaneous nephrostomy: native and transplanted kidneys
Wael E A Saad
Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 12:172-92. 2009
..Extensions of the nephrostomy procedures, such as ureteric stent placement and nephro-ureteral stent placement are discussed in subsequent articles in this issue...
- Hepatic artery stenosis in liver transplant recipients: primary treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
Wael E A Saad
Departments of Radiology and Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642 8648, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:795-805. 2005
..To evaluate the efficacy of hepatic artery percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of hepatic artery stenosis (HAS)...
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a living donor left lateral segment liver transplant recipient: technical considerations
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642 8648, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:873-7. 2005
..They describe a technically successful TIPS procedure in an undersized and remodeled left lateral segment liver recipient and the additional difficulty this may pose...
- Arc of buhler: incidence and diameter in asymptomatic individuals
Wael E A Saad
Section of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Center for Vascular Disease, Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 39:347-9. 2005
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- Transhepatic balloon dilation of anastomotic biliary strictures in liver transplant recipients: the significance of a patent hepatic artery
Wael E A Saad
Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:1221-8. 2005
..To determine the significance of hepatic artery steno-occlusive disease on the patency of anastomotic biliary strictures in liver transplant recipients after transhepatic balloon dilation...
- Internalization of a second transhepatic biliary access with a captured microwire forced-buckle maneuver: description, anatomic applications, and results
Wael E A Saad
Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St, P O Box 800170, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:1457-61. 2010
..The anatomic applications and results of this technique are described...
- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiography
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:74-89. 2008
..In this setting MRCP is clearly superior. There are different types of CT cholangiography and MRCP. This article discusses the types of CT cholangiography and MRCP techniques and their clinical applications...
- Transhepatic dilation of anastomotic biliary strictures in liver transplant recipients with use of a combined cutting and conventional balloon protocol: technical safety and efficacy
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:837-43. 2006
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- Elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for portal decompression in the immediate pretransplantation period in adult living related liver transplant recipient candidates: preliminary results
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:995-1002. 2006
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- Safety and efficacy of fluoroscopic versus ultrasound guidance for core liver biopsies in potential living related liver transplant donors: preliminary results
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:1307-12. 2006
..To describe and evaluate the safety and efficacy of fluoroscopically guided percutaneous liver biopsies in comparison with ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous liver biopsies in potential living related liver donors...
- Inadvertent discontinuation of percutaneous nephrostomy catheters in adult native kidneys: incidence and percutaneous management
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:1457-64. 2006
..To evaluate the incidence and consequences of complete inadvertent percutaneous nephrostomy catheter discontinuation in native kidneys of adults. In addition, this study evaluated the success rate of nephrostomy tract recannulation...
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in liver transplant recipients for management of refractory ascites: clinical outcome
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:218-23. 2010
..To determine the effectiveness of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation in liver transplant recipients with recurrent portal hypertension presenting with refractory ascites...
- Percutaneous management of biliary leaks: biliary embosclerosis and ablation
Wael E A Saad
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14618, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:111-9. 2008
..This article discusses the techniques used for biliary leak site embosclerosis/ablation (including biliary-cutaneous tract ablation) and biliary segmental ablation...
- Endovascular therapy for hepatic artery stenosis and thrombosis following liver transplantation
Saher S Sabri
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 45:447-52. 2011
..To evaluate the effectiveness of endovascular management of steno-oclusive disease in liver transplants...
- Stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis
Thomas M Carr
Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 13:134-45. 2010
..Therefore, percutaneous renal artery stenting should be considered the primary treatment for patients with symptomatic ARAS...
- Incidence of cholangitis and sepsis associated with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drain cholangiography and exchange: a comparison between liver transplant and native liver patients
Daniel Ginat
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:W73-7. 2011
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- Replacement of inadvertently discontinued tunneled jugular high-flow central catheters with tract recannulation: technical results and outcome
Nael E A Saad
Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:890-6. 2008
..To determine the technical and clinical outcomes of recannulating the tracts of inadvertently discontinued high-flow tunneled internal jugular central venous catheters...
- Pulmonary arterial coil embolization for the management of persistent type I hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation
Nael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1576-80. 2007
..The present article describes a case of type I HPS managed by liver transplantation and augmented by posttransplantation pulmonary arterial coil embolization to reduce the patient's posttransplantation morbidity...
- Stent-graft placement for management of iatrogenic hepatic artery branch pseudoaneurysm after liver transplantation
Daniel T Ginat
Department of Imaging Science and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 43:513-7. 2009
..No surgery was required. The graft and the patient did well for the following 6 months. Doppler ultrasound examination at 2 and 6 months postintervention revealed patent hepatic arteries and no evidence of the pseudoaneurysm...
- Management of vascular and nonvascular complications after renal transplantation
Wade Hedegard
Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 12:240-62. 2009
..The general indications for renal transplantation related procedures and the most commonly used and latest techniques are described in more detail...
- Incidence of arterial injuries detected by arteriography following percutaneous right-lobe ultrasound-guided core liver biopsies in human subjects
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, Section of Vascular/Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 101:2641-5. 2006
..CONCLUSION: The incidence of arterioportal fistulae following core liver biopsies has not changed over the past three decades despite improvement in biopsy needle technology, reduction of needle caliber, and the use of image guidance...
- Bleeding gastric varices obliteration with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration using sodium tetradecyl sulfate foam
Saher S Sabri
Division of Angiography, Department of Radiology, Box 800170, University of Virginia Health System, Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 22:309-16; quiz 316. 2011
..The authors' aim is to describe their initial experience with BRTO using sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) foam as an alternative sclerosing agent...
- Treatment of renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia
Michael A Meuse
Department of Angiography and Interventional Radiology, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 13:126-33. 2010
..This article focuses on the modern technical considerations in the diagnostic evaluation and endovascular treatment of renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia...
- Transcatheter renal artery embolization for management of renal and adrenal tumors
Daniel T Ginat
Department of Imaging Science and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 13:75-88. 2010
..This article reviews the indications and techniques involved in performing transcatheter arterial embolization for renal and adrenal tumors...
- Percutaneous ureteral interventions
Robert Adamo
Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 12:205-15. 2009
..Management of complex ureteral and urinary complications is also reviewed, including ureteral/arterial fistulas and ureteral embolization for permanent diversion...
- Pseudoaneurysms and the role of minimally invasive techniques in their management
Nael E A Saad
Departments of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Radiographics 25:S173-89. 2005
..The use of noninvasive treatment has led to a marked decrease in the morbidity and mortality rates for pseudoaneurysms...
- Stent-grafts for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation: specialized TIPS stent-graft versus generic stent-graft/bare stent combination
Wael E A Saad
Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St, PO Box 800170, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:1512-20. 2010
..To compare functional and anatomic outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPSs) created with the specialized Viatorr stent versus a Wallstent/Fluency stent combination...
- Transhepatic techniques for accessing the biliary tract
Wael E A Saad
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 11:21-42. 2008
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- Percutaneous occlusion of the left subclavian and celiac arteries before or during endograft repair of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms with detachable nitinol vascular plugs
Ashok Tholpady
Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800170, Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:1501-7. 2010
..To review an experience with the Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP) for prevention of type II endoleaks during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms...
- Superselective microcoil embolization for the treatment of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
William T Kuo
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 14:1503-9. 2003
..To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of superselective microcoil embolization for the treatment of lower gastrointestinal (LGI) hemorrhage...
- Bowel displacement and protection techniques during percutaneous renal tumor thermal ablation
Daniel T Ginat
Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 13:66-74. 2010
..In this article, these techniques are discussed and the steps involved in performing these procedures are enumerated...
- Transcatheter renal artery embolization: clinical applications and techniques
Daniel T Ginat
Department of Imaging Science and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642 8648, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 12:224-39. 2009
..The procedure is generally regarded as safe and effective for diverse applications and is considered as an evolving area in the field of endoluminal therapy...
- Effect of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement on renal function: a 7-year, single-center experience
Curtis L Anderson
Division of Angiography, Interventional Radiology, and Special Procedures, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800170, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:1370-6. 2010
..The present study examined the effect of TIPS creation on renal function in a large series of patients undergoing TIPS creation who had varying degrees of baseline renal function...
- Embolization of bleeding duodenal ulcer using Amplatzer vascular plug II and hydrogel coils: case report
Ahmed K Abdel-Aal
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 45:307-10. 2011
..To present a case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) that was treated with percutaneous endovascular embolization using Amplatzer vascular plug and hydrogel coils after failed endoscopic treatment...
- Tumor lysis syndrome after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma
Shannon G Lehner
St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:1307-9. 2005
