KU VIR provides minimally invasive therapies using CT, ultrasound or fluoroscopic guidance offering therapeutic options when often times there are none.
Case of the week #5
52 year old female with prior Roux-en-y/hepaticojejunostomy for malignancy, now with migrated biliary stents pinned in jejunum for over one year.
Case of the week #4
45 year old male, non-cirrhotic, with chronic SMV and splenic vein occlusion 2/2 pancreatitis. Chronic anemia from large splenic-gastric-portal varices slow bleeding. Splenic and SMV reconstructed with 8mm VBX via trans-hepatic and trans-splenic approach.
KUMC IR 3rd Case of the Week
Taking a step back from procedures to show a case of Lemmel Syndrome. Pt presented with acute cholangitis with CT/MRCP demonstrating obstruction likely 2/2 moderate sized duodenal diverticulum. Endoscopy confirmed with inability to stent.
KUMC IR Case of the week #2
-Elderly male with spontaneous upper GI hemorrhage, endoscopy showing large amount of clot in duodenal sweep. Empiric GDA embolization planned.
-Celiac occlusion
-CHA accessed via Arc.
-Snared in aorta, pulled through
-GDA coiled empirically
KUMC Inaugural Case of the Week.
Post TEVAR for type B dissection with renal malperfusion, now with type 2 endoleak from aortic origin left vert. R radial artery and fem access to coil embolize L vert via false lumen.
KU IR is pleased to welcome our newest addition, Dr. Ian Kozlowski, a Sacramento, CA native who trained at KUMC and fell in love with the area and hospital system. His interests include complex vascular reconstructions, interventional oncology and embolization.
Exciting news! @AdamAlliMD1 helps cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the new Center for Advanced Vascular Care at the Indian Creek campus. @KHS_Vascular @KHS_VIR
What do you do when a chest port is tied into a knot in the IJ? Untie it of course!
(5fr SOS catheter, hooked the bottom part of the loop, snared the other end via second access with 10 mm gooseneck snare) #intravasculartopology#allknottedup