Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty is increasingly used for treatment of pain in patients
with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, but the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and …

The effect of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on symptomatic adenomyosis was evaluated
in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Four groups were evaluated: short-term (< 12 …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess the short-term clinical outcome of patients with
subacute or chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) treated with …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess the incidence, location, and possible causative
mechanisms of new vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) in 66 symptomatic patients with …

Objective To assess whether percutaneous vertebroplasty results in more pain relief than a
sham procedure in patients with acute osteoporotic compression fractures of the vertebral …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: PV is increasingly used as treatment for osteoporotic
VCFs. However, controversy exists as to whether PV increases the risk for new VCFs during …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative imaging has been demonstrated to improve diagnostic accuracy
in appendicitis. This prospective study assessed the accuracy of a diagnostic pathway in …

Epiploic appendagitis and segmental omentum infarction are considered to be rare conditions,
which may mimic an abdominal surgical emergency. The purpose of our study was to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The reported incidence of PCE during PV varies,
depending on the sensitivity of diagnostic tests used. To assess the true incidence of PCE, we …

No aspect of neurointerventional practice has been associated with as longstanding contention
and debate as to its effectiveness as has vertebroplasty (VP). Four blinded randomized …