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Beyond the Bile Duct: Advanced IR Endoscopic Interventions Involving the Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Musculoskeletal Systems
Endoscopy is a technique used by interventional radiology (IR) in only a few centers throughout the United States. When used by IR, endoscopy is most well-known for its role in the treatment of hepatobiliary disease. However, its use with relation to pathology involving the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal systems is gaining momentum among IR. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the potential benefits of IR endoscopy in nonbiliary intervention. A literature review, not requiring IRB approval, was performed via PubMed and Ovid Medline databases using the search terms “interventional radiology...
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - June 3, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Travis L. Healey, Arielle VanSyckel, Joshua Scantland, Nabih Diab, Matthew S. Johnson Source Type: research

Endoscopy as an Adjunct to Image-Guided Interventions: A New Frontier in Interventional Radiology
The objectives of this article are to discuss potential uses of interventional radiology-operated endoscopy and to outline basic endoscopy setup and equipment uses. Endoscopy represents a new frontier to the fluoroscopically-guided procedures in biliary, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary disease that interventional radiologists commonly perform. It shows promise to improve interventional radiology procedure success rates and reduce procedure-associated risk for patients. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - June 2, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Clifford J. Raymond, Mamdouh Khayat, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Ravi N. Srinivasa Source Type: research

Biliary Endoscopy for Benign and Malignant Biliary Strictures
Percutaneous endoscopy operated by interventional radiologists has the potential to become an effective tool to both help diagnose and treat benign and malignant biliary strictures. This is particularly true in cases where endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography fails or is not feasible due to surgically-altered anatomy. Both preoperative clinical and technical procedural factors must be taken into consideration when pursuing percutaneous endoscopy. In this article, clinical evaluation, perioperative management, and procedural techniques for biliary endoscopy for benign and malignant strictures are reviewed. (Source...
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - June 2, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Mina S. Makary, Jeffrey J. Farrell, Mamdouh Khayat, Jeffrey F.B. Chick, Ravi N. Srinivasa Source Type: research

Percutaneous Interventional Radiology-Operated Endoscopy for Foreign Body Removal
Image-guided retrieval of endovascular devices such as inferior vena cava filters, guidewires, and stents is well reported, though there is a paucity of published reports on biliary, genitourinary, or gastrointestinal foreign body retrieval utilizing percutaneous endoscopy, particularly when it is performed solely by interventional radiologists. In cases of failed traditional endoscopic techniques or to evade more invasive surgical options, percutaneous endoscopy can be an adjunctive tool employed by interventional radiologists to extract foreign bodies. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - June 2, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Mamdouh Khayat, Adam Khayat, Jeffrey F.B. Chick, Travis L. Healey, Ravi N. Srinivasa Source Type: research

Collaboration is Key – Bridging the Gap and Building an IR Endoscopy Practice
While the tools and techniques employed by interventional radiologists on a day-to-day basis translate well to learning the skills required to perform basic endoscopic interventions, collaboration with other specialties is crucial to the success of an interventional radiology endoscopy program. As in any field in medicine, the paramount goal is to improve patient care. Adding the ability to directly visualize structures through an endoscope to certain interventional radiologic procedures may greatly augment the efficacy, safety, and success of interventional radiology procedures. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - May 15, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Nathan R. Albertson, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Albert Jiao, Travis L. Healey, Adam N. Plotnik, Ravi N. Srinivasa Source Type: research

Endoscopy for the Interventional Radiologist: An Introduction
Interventional Radiology is a specialty rooted in innovation. From the development of the Seldinger technique by Dr Sven-Ivar Seldinger in 1953 to the targeted locoregional oncologic interventions performed routinely today, Interventional Radiology provides therapy to patients in near-hopeless clinical scenarios by using revolutionary techniques when mainstay therapies have failed.1-3 Among these techniques is endoscopy as an adjunct to image-guided interventions.4 (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - May 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Ravi N. Srinivasa, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick Source Type: research

Percutaneous Cholecystolithotomy Using Cholecystoscopy
The morbidity and mortality of cholecystectomy can increase to 10% in high surgical risk patients. The technique for percutaneous cholecystolithotomy consists of 3 steps: (1) percutaneous cholecystostomy, (2) tract dilation and cholecystolithotomy, and (3) tract evaluation and catheter removal. Cholecystoscopy is critical in guiding the lithotripsy probe for fragmentation of large stones and is useful for locating small stone fragments not seen in cholangiography. Cholecystoscopy is also useful for assessing ambiguous lesions and in distinguishing between stone vs debris or mass. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - May 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Seung K. Kim, Naganathan B. Mani, Michael D. Darcy, Daniel D. Picus Source Type: research

Billing, Coding, and Credentialing for Interventional Radiology-Operated Endoscopy
A sound understanding of billing and coding is essential to start a successful interventional radiology endoscopy practice. While the codes utilized are similar to gastrointestinal and genitourinary endoscopy codes, physicians and institutional coders need to be familiar with the codes used for these types of procedures in the interventional radiology setting. The following manuscript gives a brief overview of aspects relating to credentialing, billing, and coding in interventional radiology endoscopy. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - May 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Jesse Mer, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Travis L. Healey, Evan J. Johnson, Ravi N. Srinivasa Source Type: research

Percutaneous Biliary Endoscopy for Stones
Intraductal biliary stones can result in significant acute and long-term complications. When patients ’ anatomy precludes more traditional management, the interventional radiologist may be called upon to provide well-established techniques for percutaneous biliary drainage and stone removal. This can be particularly challenging when the patient has excessively mobile, impacted, large or multiple s tones. Percutaneous biliary endoscopy with adjunct interventional techniques can successfully treat these patients avoiding the patient dreaded “tube for life” scenario. (Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - May 10, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Allen Herr, Daniel Collins, Mark White, Kenneth Mandato, Lawrence Keating, Christopher Stark, Hwajeong Lee, Gary Siskin Source Type: research

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