Transient and Shear-Wave Elastography in the Detection of Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), or veno-occlusive disease (VOD), is a severe complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), often leading to liver dysfunction and poor outcomes if not detected early. Traditional diagnostic methods, including ultrasound and liver biopsy, have limitations in sensitivity and feasibility. Non-invasive elastography techniques, such as transient elastography (TE) and shear-wave elastography (SWE), offer a promising alternative by quantitatively assessing liver stiffness.

Distal Radial Artery Access for Noncoronary Peripheral Endovascular Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The distal radial access (DRA) is frequently used in coronary procedures, exhibiting lower complication and morbidity rates than conventional femoral access. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the use of DRA in minimally invasive peripheral noncoronary procedures.

Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were systematically accessed in search of studies that used DRA and reported the rate of technically successful procedures and complications related to the access.

Percutaneous cryoablation therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) consists of endometrial tissue between the peritoneum and the abdominal wall. The established treatment involves amenorrheic drugs-not always successful and tolerated-or invasive surgery. In this scenario, minimally invasive techniques such as cryoablation are a potential option.

Challenges and strategies: treating spontaneous pneumothorax in massive pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children.

Objective: The objective of this study was to report two cases of successive multiple spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in children with massive lung involvement due to Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), emphasizing the possibility of this differential diagnosis for the general pediatrician. Additionally, published cases describing pediatric patients with pulmonary manifestations of LCH were reviewed in the literature.

Case Description: Case #1: A 3-year-old male patient with a sudden episode of spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax, surgically drained.

Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Patient With Crossed Renal Ectopia: A Case Report.

Crossed fused renal ectopia (CFRE) is a rare congenital anomaly in which a kidney is located on the opposite side from where its ureter connects to the bladder, merging into the other kidney. It has been linked to other rare congenital malformations, including the VACTERL association (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, esophageal atresia, renal anomalies, and limb abnormalities), the MURCS association (müllerian ducts, renal, and cervicothoracic spine anomalies), increased incidence of infections, obstruction, cystic dysplasia, and urolithiasis. Although the literature has documented only a small number of cases wherein CFRE coincides with neoplasia, we present the case of a 59-year-old patient with a right ectopic kidney fused to the left one and simultaneous primary renal cell carcinoma.