2024
Brain AVM compactness score in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Beslow L, Vossough A, Kim H, Nelson J, Lawton M, Pollak J, Lin D, Ratjen F, Hammill A, Hetts S, Gossage J, Whitehead K, Faughnan M, Krings T. Brain AVM compactness score in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 2101-2108. PMID: 38517485, PMCID: PMC11179972, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06366-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain arteriovenous malformationsSporadic brain arteriovenous malformationsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaHemorrhagic riskHemorrhagic telangiectasiaBrain arteriovenous malformation treatmentBrain vascular malformationsCompact nidusSurgical resectionArteriovenous malformationsIntracranial hemorrhageVascular malformationsRecurrence riskResultsForty-eightInterventional neuroradiologistsAngiographic measurementsHemorrhageNidusAngiogramMalformationsRecurrenceTelangiectasiaRiskChildrenBrain
2023
Twenty-Seven-Year Retrospective Review of Hemoptysis from Systemic Collaterals Following Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization
Fish A, Chan S, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Twenty-Seven-Year Retrospective Review of Hemoptysis from Systemic Collaterals Following Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2023, 46: 670-674. PMID: 37052715, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-023-03435-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGelatin sponge slurrySystemic collateralsAdverse eventsTreatment outcomesPulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) embolizationMajor adverse eventsRecurrence of hemoptysisYear retrospective reviewArteriovenous malformation embolizationIncidence of hemoptysisHHT CenterArtery reperfusionICU admissionRight shuntingSystemic embolizationMassive hemoptysisRecurrent hemoptysisSurgical resectionMethodsThe recordsSubsequent patientsClinical featuresEndovascular treatmentMultifocal diseaseRetrospective reviewSecond patient
2013
Consider the Perspectives
Pollak JS. Consider the Perspectives. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: s43-s46. PMID: 23632350, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31828be6f0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiofrequency ablationGood local tumor controlLimited tumor burdenSignificant survival benefitGood liver functionLocal tumor controlYttrium-90 microspheresDrug-eluting beadsEligible patientsConservative managementSurgical resectionSurvival benefitTransarterial therapiesLocal therapyLow morbidityAppropriate tumorRegional therapyTumor burdenLiver functionParticle embolizationTumor controlHepatocellular carcinomaMedical optionsSide effectsMajor treatment
2000
Long-Term Outcome of Embolotherapy and Surgery for High-Flow Extremity Arteriovenous Malformations
White R, Pollak J, Persing J, Henderson K, Thomson J, Burdge C. Long-Term Outcome of Embolotherapy and Surgery for High-Flow Extremity Arteriovenous Malformations. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2000, 11: 1285-1295. PMID: 11099238, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61302-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-flow arteriovenous malformationsSuccessful embolotherapyArteriovenous malformationsExcellent long-term palliationExtremity arteriovenous malformationLong-term palliationRecurrence of symptomsLong-term efficacyMaximum painSurgical resectionSymptomatic improvementAffected handConsecutive patientsNerve blockSurgical cutdownDiffuse involvementTerm outcomesBony erosionFemoral arteryUpper extremitySkin graftsPatientsEmbolotherapy proceduresEmbolotherapyPain