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
1995
Management of Large High-Flow Arteriovenous Malformations of the Shoulder and Upper Extremity with Transcatheter Embolotherapy
Dickey K, Pollak J, Meier G, Denny D, White R. Management of Large High-Flow Arteriovenous Malformations of the Shoulder and Upper Extremity with Transcatheter Embolotherapy. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1995, 6: 765-773. PMID: 8541682, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(95)71183-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedArmArteriovenous MalformationsCardiac OutputCatheterizationEmbolization, TherapeuticHumansMaleMiddle AgedShoulderConceptsHigh-flow arteriovenous malformationsArteriovenous malformationsUpper extremityTranscatheter embolotherapyCardiac outputLarge high-flow arteriovenous malformationResolution of painTranscatheter arterial embolizationHigh cardiac outputLarge arteriovenous malformationsRadial neuropathyArterial embolizationIntraoperative bleedingAVM sizeSkin necrosisDiffuse involvementTranscatheter embolizationIntravascular treatmentPatientsEmbolotherapyExtremitiesSoft tissueEmbolizationPainMultiple sessionsTreatment of Ureteral Obstructions with the Wallstent Endoprosthesis: Preliminary Results
Pollak J, Rosenblatt M, Egglin T, Dickey K, Glickman M. Treatment of Ureteral Obstructions with the Wallstent Endoprosthesis: Preliminary Results. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1995, 6: 417-425. PMID: 7647444, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(95)72833-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWallstent endoprosthesisUreteral strictureGranulation tissueBenign ureteral stricturesLong-term reliefBenign ureteroenteric stricturesMalignant occlusionCatheter drainageMajor complicationsSurgical optionsBenign diseaseUreteral obstructionUreteroenteric stricturesComplete obstructionMalignant diseaseMalignant stricturesBenign stricturesPatient deathTumor ingrowthUreteroenteric anastomosisWallstent endoprosthesesStricturePatientsFurther evaluationStentsRetrieval of intravascular foreign bodies: experience in 32 cases.
Egglin T, Dickey K, Rosenblatt M, Pollak J. Retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies: experience in 32 cases. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1995, 164: 1259-64. PMID: 7717243, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.164.5.7717243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravascular foreign bodiesForeign bodyInferior vena cava filterTip-deflecting wiresProcedure-related complicationsTranscatheter interventional proceduresGoose neck snareVena cava filtersNitinol goose-neck snareArterial spasmProcedural complicationsSurgical cutdownSurgical interventionFemoral veinCatheter fragmentMedical recordsCava filtersInterventional radiologistsPatientsBalloon fragmentPercutaneous retrievalVenous valvesInterventional proceduresComplicationsProcedure records
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
1993
Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Detachable Balloons for Embolotherapy
Pollak J, Lee G, White R, Dormandy B. Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Detachable Balloons for Embolotherapy. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 1993, 4: 91-95. PMID: 8425097, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(93)71826-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research