Leriche Syndrome Detected by 64-MDCT

Aneurysms of right-sided descending aorta associated with right-sided aortic arch detected by 64-MDCT.

Picture 1. Comparison of chest x-ray and three-dimensional images. A) Posteroanterior chest xray film on admission showed a large mass occupying the right lower-lung field (arrow) with a right-sided aortic arch (arrowhead). B) Three-dimensional image by MDCT clearly showed aneurysms of the right-sided descending thoracic aorta (arrow) with a right-sided aortic arch (arrowhead) and abdominal aor...

Leriche syndrome

A 45-year-old man with a past history of diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease with two-vessel disease, and peripheral arterial occlusive disease with gangrene of the left big toe, status post amputation, presented to the emergency department. He was a heavy smoker and complained of severe distension, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain for 4–5 days. Computed tomography (CT) was performed...

Aortitis syndrome with coarctation of the aorta assessed by 64-MDCT.

Swyer–james Syndrome: Demonstration by 64-slice 3d Mdct Angiography and Coronal Mpr Ct Imaging

Swyer – James syndrome (SJS) was first described by Swyer and James in a 6-year-old child in 1953 (1). The following year, MacLeod reported nine patients with unilateral pulmonary hyperlucency (2). SJS is a rare disease characterized by a hyperlucent lung or lobe, usually of normal or small size, associated with air trapping and diminutive pulmonary vascularization (3). Swyer-James syndrome app...

A Case of Leriche Syndrome

Case Report Patient: 36-year-old male Chief complaint: Pain and intermittent claudication of both lower extremities for 5 years Physical examination: At admission, blood pressure of 120/100 mmHg, body temperature of 36.8C, pulse of 68/min and respiratory rate of 19/min were checked. His femoral pulses were absent in both lower extremities accompanying pallor and coldness. The ankle-brachial ind...