Aneurysms involving the splanchnic arteries represent an uncommon and potentially lethal form of vascular disease. Because they frequently present as life-threatening clinical emergencies, a clear understanding of the presentation and management of these aneurysms is essential for the practicing vascular surgeon. The purpose of this review was to document recent changes in the diagnosis and man...

Arterial dissection is defined as cleavage of the arterial wall by an intramural hematoma between two elastic layers. Aortic dissection has been widely reported and recognized. However, isolated spontaneous visceral artery dissection without aortic dissection has been reported rarely because of nonspecific symptoms and signs, which is usually diagnosed after fatal hemorrhage or ischemia [1]. Mo...

Pulmonary saequestration is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dysplastic portion of lung parenchyma supplied an anomalous artery originating from the aorta or its branches. The worldwide incidence pulmonary sequestration among all malformations in children ranges 1.5% to 6.4%. There are two main types according localization malformation, i.e., intrapulmonary (dysplastic tissue loc...

Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by episodic abdominal pain and weight loss. It is the result of external compression of celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. We present a case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 57-year-old male with severe postprandial abdominal pain and 30-pound weight loss. The patient eventually responded well to surgical d...

OBJECTIVE As in Part I, to elucidate the role of fluid mechanical factors in the localized genesis and development of atherosclerotic lesions in man, here in the abdominal aorta. METHODS Flow patterns and preferred sites of atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta were studied in detail using the same isolated transparent aortic trees prepared from humans postmortem and the flow visualization and...

awareness of the presence of the accessory renal artery in kidney transplant, treatment of renal artery stenosis, clinical assessment of renal vascular hypertension, radiology and angiography interventions is very helpful. in 30% of cases the accessory renal artery is separated from the abdominal aorta and in most cases, this artery along with the main artery entered to the kidney through the h...

Percutaneous neurolytic celiac plexus block (PNCPB) is an excellent treatment option for patients with intractable abdominal pain due to upper abdominal malignancies or chronic pancreatitis. In these patients, chronic refractory pain significantly decreases quality of life and often requires high doses of narcotics, which can lead to serious adverse side effects. PNCPB has been shown to have lo...

we report the case of a three-year-old girl who complained from dysphagia and post-prandial vomiting since she was 6months old. several diagnostic work-ups were performed for her problem. upper gi endoscopy was normal but barium swallow revealed an external pressure effect over upper part of the esophagus (figure 1) and the ct angiography of thoracic aorta showed that this external pressure eff...

Woman, 84 years-old, with Stanford type A thoracic aortic dissection committing aortic arch and descending aorta. Proposed and accepted endovascular treatment according to the severity of the clinical picture. Common femoral artery dissection bilaterally was done. Aortography confirmed the exclusion of the false lumen and patency of the coronary ostia.

Celiac artery aneurysm associated with hemosuccus pancreaticus is extremely rare. We herein present a 67-year-old man with a large celiac artery aneurysm presenting with intermittent massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to connection of aneurysm with a blood-filled pancreatic duct who was successfully operated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of hemosuccus panc...