Eunice Moon

• Medical Doctor at Cleveland Clinic

Purpose: To retrospectively investigate the safety, efficacy, and complications associated with TrapEase inferior vena cava filters. Methods: All patients who received a TrapEase filter at a single institution between April 2003 and January 2013 were identified, and outcomes were reviewed and analyzed. Results: During the study period, 594 pat...

The approach for patients on parenteral nutrition is typically multidisciplinary. Catheters for parenteral nutrition are primarily placed by interventional radiologists under image guidance. Therefore, adequate knowledge of different catheters, including their indications and complications, as well as management of the complications is exceptionall...

Background: Splenic steal syndrome (SSS) is a condition that can occur after orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). However, limited information is available about this condition. Methods: A systematic literature search of studies performed through May 2016 was conducted to identify reports of angiographically confirmed SSS and its variants. All of...

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the safety, efficacy, and retrievability of Option inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. Materials and methods: All patients (N = 516; 247 women; mean age, 67.1 y ± 15.1; range, 19.5-101.6 y) who received an Option filter between August 2009 and March 2015 at a single health care system were analyzed. Results:...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be difficult to manage medically and may require endoscopic or surgical interventions. The Enteryx procedure was designed to enhance the gastroesophageal barrier function by endoscopic injection of a copolymer into the lower esophageal sphincter. We present a rare case of a patient who was found to have mi...

Fracture of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter can result in strut migration and distant embolization of fractured limbs, leading to potentially serious health risks. Spontaneous limb fractures have been reported frequently with earlier models of retrievable Bard filters (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, AZ), namely Recovery, G2, and G2X filters [1...

To investigate the prevalence and clinical sequelae of G2 filter (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, Arizona) fractures and fragment migration. Patients who underwent G2 filter placement between October 2005 and February 2010 were assessed for filter fractures and complications. Fracture prevalence was estimated at various time points based on data f...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence and extent of Celect inferior vena cava (IVC) filter penetration. Materials and methods: All patients with Celect filters who underwent CT between 2007 and 2012 were assessed for penetration and related complications. Results: Of the 690 patients with Celect fil...

A pregnant patient presenting to interventional radiology (IR) has a different set of needs from any other patient requiring a procedure. Often, the patient's care can be in direct conflict with the growth and development of the fetus, whether it be optimal fluoroscopic imaging, adequate sedation of the mother, or the timing of the needed procedure...

Iatrogenic migration of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters is a potentially life-threatening complication that can arise during blind insertion of central venous catheters when the guide wire becomes entangled with the filter. In this study, we reviewed the occurrence of iatrogenic migration of IVC filters in the literature and assessed methods for p...

To determine the incidence of fracture and migration of the Celect inferior vena cava (IVC) filter at a single tertiary-care center. Images obtained after placement of Celect IVC filters between August 2007 and January 2013 were retrospectively reviewed for evidence of device fracture and migration. The probability of filter fracture at 6 and 12 mo...

C-arm cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a relatively new imaging technology that uses a conical-shaped radiation beam and a 2-dimensional flat-panel detector to produce 3-dimensional volumetric datasets with excellent spatial resolution. Recently, this technology has been implemented in angiographic units across the country. This imaging moda...

To retrospectively evaluate the safety and retrievability of the Celect IVC filter.Materials and Methods All patients undergoing Celect filter placement and retrieval between 2007 and 2012 were assessed for complications and retrievability.ResultsOf 690 patients who had Celect filter placement, 143 presented for removal. The indwelling time in thes...

Femoral arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal communication between femoral artery and vein, which is frequently caused by an iatrogenic or traumatic event. Surgery and endovascular approach with coil and stent graft placement are the most frequent choices of treatment. Herein, we present 2 cases of iatrogenic superficial femoral AVF, which we...

To evaluate retrospectively the safety and retrievability of the Celect IVC filter. All patients undergoing Celect filter placement and retrieval during the period 2007-2012 were assessed for complications and retrievability. Of 620 patients who underwent Celect filter placement, 120 presented for removal. The indwelling time in these patients was...

Modern interventional radiology practice is continuously evolving. Developments include increases in the number of central venous catheter placements and tumor treatments (uterine fibroid therapy, radio- and chemoembolization of liver tumor, percutaneous radiofrequency and cryoablation), and new procedures such as abdominal aortic aneurysm stent-gr...

To determine the incidence and risk factors for surgical intervention after uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Electronic medical records of all patients who underwent uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine leiomyomata were reviewed. Logistic regression was used to identify independent risk factors for any su...