2019
Impact of Radiology Report Wording on Care of Patients With Acute Epiploic Appendagitis.
Almeida R, Singh A, Mansouri M, Spilberg G, Alkasab T, Lev M. Impact of Radiology Report Wording on Care of Patients With Acute Epiploic Appendagitis. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2019, 212: 1265-1270. PMID: 30860892, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.18.20747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute epiploic appendagitisEpiploic appendagitisAntibiotic administrationEmergency departmentIndependent predictorsOutpatient clinicStandard treatmentDiagnostic certaintyReport impressionsBivariate analysisAntibiotic treatment decisionsCare of patientsMultivariate logistic regressionAbdominal pain durationOutpatient presentationPain durationAntibiotic therapyRadiologic dataAntibiotic treatmentAntibiotic useTreatment decisionsPatientsLow certaintyLogistic regressionInterreader agreement
2012
Wingspan experience in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease after antithrombotic failure
Samaniego E, Tari-Capone F, Linfante I, Silva C, Spilberg G, Gounis M, Wakhloo A, Dabus G. Wingspan experience in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease after antithrombotic failure. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: 302. PMID: 22544819, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic diseaseIntracranial atherosclerotic diseaseWingspan systemPeriprocedural complicationsHemorrhagic strokeAtherosclerotic diseaseAggressive medical therapyFatal hemorrhagic strokeTransient ischemic attackCohort of patientsIschemic attackVascular deathAntithrombotic medicationAntithrombotic therapyRevascularization strategySymptomatic patientsMedical therapyClinical outcomesDay incidenceStent stenosisIntracranial stentingPatientsDemographic dataStrokeStentingClosed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results
Wakhloo A, Linfante I, Silva C, Samaniego E, Dabus G, Etezadi V, Spilberg G, Gounis M. Closed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1651-1656. PMID: 22492570, PMCID: PMC7964770, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial aneurysmsMRS scoreProcedure-related mortalityPermanent neurologic deficitsWide-neck aneurysmsAntiplatelet treatmentNeurologic deficitsConsecutive patientsAngiographic resultsClinical outcomesEndovascular treatmentNeurologic examinationCoil embolizationRuptured aneurysmsInclusion criteriaStent stenosisCell stentsUnruptured aneurysmsAneurysm occlusionPatientsAneurysmsRecanalizationSACEMortalityTreatmentEndovascular Treatment of Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae
Wajnberg E, Spilberg G, Rezende M, Abud D, Kessler I, Mounayer C. Endovascular Treatment of Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae. Interventional Neuroradiology 2012, 18: 60-68. PMID: 22440602, PMCID: PMC3312091, DOI: 10.1177/159101991201800108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTentorial dural arteriovenous fistulaDural arteriovenous fistulaEndovascular treatmentIntracranial hemorrhageArteriovenous fistulaIntracranial dural arteriovenous fistulasComplex dural arteriovenous fistulaRare vascular diseaseAggressive treatmentEndovascular approachVenous routeArterial approachIntraparenchymal hematomaVascular diseaseComplete cureTransvenous approachComplete obliterationTransarterial routeHigh riskPatientsAnatomical dispositionFistulaCombined procedureTreatmentHemorrhageEmbolization of intra-axial hypervascular tumors with Onyx: report of three cases
Dabus G, Pryor J, Spilberg G, Samaniego E, Nogueira R. Embolization of intra-axial hypervascular tumors with Onyx: report of three cases. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: 177. PMID: 22266792, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypervascular tumorPosterior fossaIntraoperative blood lossComplete surgical resectionNon-adhesive liquid embolic agentLiquid embolic agentSurgical candidatesBlood lossPreoperative embolizationSurgical resectionComplete resectionExcessive bleedingSurgical timeTumor locationPalliative measuresEmbolic agentMatter of debateEmbolizationTumorsMass effectResectionFossaBleedingPatientsHemangioblastoma