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ArticleFrontiers in radiology2023

Translumbar type II endoleak embolization with a new liquid iodinated polyvinyl alcohol polymer: Case series and review of current literature.

Giovanni Leati, Francesco Di Bartolomeo, Gabriele Maffi, Luca Boccalon, Domenico Diaco, Edoardo Segalini, Angelo Spinazzola

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Article in Frontiers in radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Giovanni LeatiUnit of Interventional Radiology, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Francesco Di BartolomeoUnit of Interventional Radiology, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Gabriele MaffiUnit of Interventional Radiology, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Luca BoccalonDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Domenico DiacoDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Edoardo SegaliniDepartment of General Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Angelo SpinazzolaUnit of Interventional Radiology, Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Maggiore · IT

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe our experience with the use of a novel iodized Polyvinyl Alcohol Polymer liquid agent (Easyx) in type II endoleak treatment with translumbar approach. Methods: Our case series is a retrospective review of patients with type II endoleak (T2E) treated with Easyx from December 2017 to December 2020. Indication for treatment was a persistent T2E with an increasing aneurysm sac ≥5 mm on computed tomography angiography (CTA) over a 6-month interval. Technical success was defined as the embolization of the endoleak nidus with reduction or elimination of the T2E on sequent CTA evaluation. Clinical success was defined as an unchanged or decreased aneurysm sac on follow-up CTA. Secondary endpoints included the presence of artifacts in the postprocedural cross-sectional tomographic imaging and post and intraprocedural complications. Results: Ten patients were included in our retrospective analysis. All T2E were successfully embolized. Clinical success was achieved in 9 out of 10 patients (90%). The mean follow-up was 14 3-20 months. No beam hardening artifact was observed in follow-up CT providing unaltered imaging. Conclusion: Easyx is a novel liquid embolic agent with lava-like characteristics and unaltered visibility on subsequent CT examinations. In our initial experience, Easyx showed to have all the efficacy requisites to be an embolization agent for type II EL management. Its efficacy, however, should be evaluated in more extensive studies and eventually compared with other agents.

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abdominal aort aneurysmdirect sac puncturefeeders embolizationliquid embolic agentsliquid PVAtranslumbar embolizationtype II endoleak

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PMCPMC10365270
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