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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus via Different Approaches
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Background: There have been marked advances in devices such as Amplatzer Duct Occluder II (ADO-II) or vascular plug through 5Fr delivery sheath for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the past five decades, making it possible for cardiologists ...
Zeming Zhou +13 more
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Efficiency of 6- and 12-punctures biopsies to detect prostate cancer in patients with PSA< 10 ng/mL and normal digital rectal examination [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2003 OBJECTIVE: Establish the efficiency of 6- and 12-punctures transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsies in low risk patients for prostate cancer. Six-punctures (sextant) biopsies were compared to 12-punctures biopsies, assessing which is the best ...
Luiz E. Slongo +4 more
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2005 Estudo comparativo inferencial que teve o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho dos profissionais de enfermagem na execução da punção venosa periférica; verificar as convergências e identificar os fatores de risco a complicações.
Maricy Morbin Torres +2 more
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Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) in men with obstructive azoospermia
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2003 OBJECTIVES: Assessing the efficiency of repeated percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) in men with obstructive azoospermia, and also the possibility of cryopreservation of remaining material for future use in intracytoplasmic sperm injection ...
Sidney Glina +5 more
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Clinical Impact and Safety of Non-Target Punctures (NTP) during Portal Vein Access in TIPS Procedure
Biomedicines, 2023 Background: Although non-target puncture (NPT)-related complications are well known to clinicians performing TIPS, there is no NTP-focused study to assess the true clinical sequalae of NTP-related complications. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the
Sasikorn Feinggumloon +7 more
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Safety and efficacy of novel oblique-viewing scope for B2-endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) performed at the intrahepatic bile duct segment 3 (B3) is widely used for biliary drainage.
Sho Ishikawa +12 more
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Nurses' Use of Ultrasound Location for Puncturing Arteriovenous Fistulas in Hemodialysis
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2022 Puncturing an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients is a source of difficulty even for experienced dialysis nurses. The objective of this study was to compare the failure rate of AVF puncture by the usual technique (visual or ...
Ayoub Khanoussi, Mohamed Naciri
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Robot-Assisted 2D Fluoroscopic Needle Placement—A Phantom Study
DiagnosticsRationale and Objectives: To evaluate the targeting accuracy of a novel robot-assisted guidance technique relying on one pair of 2D C-arm images. Material and Methods: In total, 160 punctures were carried out semi-automatically by using a novel robotic ...
Yannick Scharll +4 more
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