Tag: randomised
Prostatic artery embolization improves BPH symptoms nearly as much as TURP...
A randomised, open label trial that was published in the BMJ on 19 June 2018 suggests that the improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms...
VERTOS IV raises doubts about vertebroplasty
Percutaneous vertebroplasty does not result in statistically significant greater pain relief than a sham procedure, reports a study detailing the results of the VERTOS...
Brave Dreams trial finds venous angioplasty “safe, but largely ineffective” for...
Paolo Zamboni, Ferrara, Italy, the proponent of the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) theory, and his colleagues have reported that the randomised, double-blinded, sham...
Randomised trial finds prostatic artery embolization “a real treatment alternative” to...
Six-month results from a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority study presented at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE; 16–20 September, Copenhagen, Denmark) reveal...
Vast majority of patients prefer radial access for embolization therapies in...
“While both radial and femoral accesses are safe and effective for transarterial liver embolization, it is clear that the patients prefer radial access,” said Marcelo Guimaraes, Charleston, USA, who was presenting on the...
SARAH study results to be presented as oral abstract at April...
Sirtex has announced that the SARAH (Sorafenib vs. radioembolisation in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma) randomised controlled study results will be presented at the upcoming European...
