OBJECTIVE We present a case of femoral artery thrombosis and acute limb ischemia in an infant following attempted femoral venipuncture. Microsurgical reconstruction of the lesion and a review of the literature are described. METHODS Insertion of intravascular catheters is a commonly performed procedure in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. However, significant iatrogenic injuries to...

Abdominal venous thrombosis may present as splanchnic venous thrombosis (SVT) (occlusion of portal, splenic, superior or inferior mesenteric veins) or Budd- Chiari Syndrome (BCS) (thrombosis of inferior vena cava and/or hepatic veins). The aim of this review is to report the scanty data available for SVT in the South Mediterranean area. In one Egyptian study, the possible circumstantial risk fa...

Objectives—To determine the incidence of catheter related thrombosis and to test the eYcacy of recombinant tissue type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in preterm infants. Study design—From January 1995 to December 1998, echocardiography was performed in the first few days of life in 76 very low birthweight (< 1500 g) infants out of a total of 147 having an umbilical catheter placed. When intracar...

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Abstract Background Protein C deficiency is a rare genetic disorder with varying severity of symptoms and disease. The may vary in presentation from complete symptomless state to less severe form like venous thromboembolism. most disease condition called neonatal purpura fulminans (NPF) which characterized sudden progressive dermal hemorrhage necrosis due vascular thrombosis disseminated intrav...

OBJECTIVES To determine the case incidence of ductus arterious aneurysm among our neonates, and to report on our experience in the presentation, echocardiographic features, management and outcome of this condition. METHODS Retrospective review of cases diagnosed within a 1-year period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. RESULTS Eight cases of neonatal ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) were dia...

Prosthetic thrombosis is a rare complication, but it has high mortality and morbidity. Young women of childbearing age that have prosthetic heart valves are at increased risk of thrombosis during pregnancy due to changes in coagulation factors. Anticoagulation with adequate control and frequent follow-up if pregnancy occurs must be performed in order to prevent complications related to anticoag...