Surgical Management of a Ruptured Basilic Vein Aneurysm

Ruptured saphenous vein graft aneurysm.

Ruptured saphenous vein graft (SVG) aneurysm is a rare source of significant morbidity and mortality. SVG is a common technique of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but vein graft aneurysm and ruptured SVG aneurysm have not received the required attention as only few case reports exist. We present the case of a 50-year old man with ruptured vein graft aneurysm who had significant postoper...

Management of anesthesia in a patient with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A case report

Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a multifactorial condition which associated with aging and atherosclerosis. During aneurysm surgery, hypotension after aortic clamp removing occure commonly that require specific treatments. This case report showes administration of blood and hemodynamic control methods after aortic unclumping during aortic aneurysm surgery. Patient: A 75–years-o...

Ruptured giant aortocoronary vein graft aneurysm.

A 62-year old man, with aortocoronary bypass 25 years before, re-presented with increasing chest pain. A computed tomography (CT) documented a ruptured giant true aneurysm of the vein graft to the left anterior descending (LAD), which was distally blocked (Fig. 1). Peripheral cannulation and redo sternotomy under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were used to resect the aneurysm (Fig. 2), wit...

A Case Report of Ruptured Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm

Single superficial femoral artery (SFA) aneurysm is rare and occurs in approximately 5 per 100,000 patients. Rupture is a rare complication in this aneurysm. In this case report, we present the diagnostic and therapeutic work up of a ruptured SFA aneurysm of the right lower limb in a 75-year-old diabetic man with ischemic heart disease. Pre-surgical diagnosis was through physical examination fi...

Hemoptysis from a Ruptured Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm