Three cases of erosion and extrusion of a pacemaker catheter with infection are reported. Treatment consisted of removing the infected catheter without delay and administering systemic antibiotics. Local antibiotics did not prevent septicemia and resultant death in one patient. Modiication of our original technique by employing the cephalic vein below the clavicle or implanting the catheter beh...

In t roduct ion Internal jugular vein (LJV) phlebectasia is a rare form of congenital venous anomaly. Less than 50 cases have been reported in the literature world-wide. In the majority of cases the lesion was in boys and on the right side. It is a fusiform dilation of the vein without any apparent ob­ struction, and is believed to be due to congenital thinning of the vessel wall. It can mimic ...

OBJECTIVE To report a technique for surgical treatment of septic jugular thrombophlebitis unresponsive to medical treatment. STUDY DESIGN Case series. ANIMALS Horses (n=9) with septic jugular thrombophlebitis unresponsive to medical treatment. METHODS Jugular vein thrombectomy was performed under standing sedation and local anesthesia. The contents of the affected portion of vein were rem...

BACKGROUND Recipient vessel selection in head and neck reconstruction using free flap transfers has to be standardized. However, the recipient vessel selection based on the type of neck dissection has yet to be investigated. We describe the relationship between the type of neck dissection and recipient vessel. METHODS Records of 107 consecutive patients who had undergone head and neck reconst...