1999
Embolotherapy of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations with Detachable Balloons: Long-term Durability and Efficacy
Saluja S, Sitko I, Lee D, Pollak J, White R. Embolotherapy of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations with Detachable Balloons: Long-term Durability and Efficacy. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1999, 10: 883-889. PMID: 10435705, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(99)70132-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution chestPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsSmall residual scarVolume recommendationsDetachable balloonsArteriovenous malformationsChest radiographySystemic circulationAneurysmal portionContrast materialSilicone balloonResidual scarPatientsEmbolotherapyPAVMsEfficacyLong-term durabilityEarly deflationBalloonYearsLate migrationChestMalformationsPlacement
1996
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Diagnosis and Transcatheter Embolotherapy
White R, Pollak J, Wirth J. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Diagnosis and Transcatheter Embolotherapy. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1996, 7: 787-804. PMID: 8951745, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(96)70851-5.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsTranscatheter embolotherapyPulmonary malformationsUse of embolotherapyLong-term followOptions of treatmentLonger procedure timeRecent long-term studiesPollak et alParadoxical embolizationDefinitive treatmentInitial treatmentLate recurrenceRecurrence rateSurgical interventionIdeal therapyDetachable balloonsSegmental arteriesPrimary treatmentAnatomic situationDurable resultsProcedure timePrimary modalityLarge seriesPatientsEmbolotherapy
1994
Clinical results of transvenous systemic embolotherapy with a neuroradiologic detachable balloon.
Pollak J, Egglin T, Rosenblatt M, Dickey K, White R. Clinical results of transvenous systemic embolotherapy with a neuroradiologic detachable balloon. Radiology 1994, 191: 477-82. PMID: 8153325, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.191.2.8153325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsDetachable balloonsDetachable silicone balloonsBalloon embolotherapyParadoxic embolizationClinical sequelaeTransvenous embolizationClinical resultsClinical trialsArteriovenous malformationsPatientsSilicone balloonEmbolotherapyTechnical failureEmbolizationBalloonLesionsOcclusionLate deflationDaysDyspneaProphylaxisPainRecanalizationSequelae