A 63 year old woman presented to her local hospital with a painful anterior chest wall swelling. Two years previously she had undergone uncomplicated aortic valve replacement (mechanical prosthesis) and coronary artery bypass grafting. She had remained well following her surgery until three months before presentation when she had first noticed chest wall discomfort. The swelling had progressive...

Introduction The infra-renal abdominal aorta, including the aneurysm and the bilateral iliac arteries, were removed Acupuncture has become prevalent not only in Asia with debridement of infected tissues in order to prevent infection. The aorta was replaced with a but also worldwide for the treatment of chronic pain. Depot acupuncture involves the implantation of sheep polytetrafluoroethylene (P...

We report 2 cases of axillary artery injury secondary to low-energy proximal humeral fractures. In case 1, early diagnosis based on signs of acute ischaemia of the arm enabled early treatment and a favourable outcome. In case 2, there were no signs of ischaemia or neurological deficit, resulting in delayed diagnosis and increased severity of the injury. The patient developed a false aneurysm an...

We report on a case of endovascular management of pseudoaneurysm of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery with covered stent reconstruction. A 36 years-old woman with a history of previous transsphenoidal approach for pituitary macroadenoma and false aneurysma formation was studied in a protocol that included balloon test occlusion and cerebral blood flow evaluation. An endovascu...

A 41-year-old man, with a history of intravenous drug abuse, presented with a mass in the right side of the neck. The mass had increased in size over a three-day period, producing local pain, hoarseness, shortness of breath, fever and pain of the right arm. Anamnesis told he performed internal jugular drug injection on a regular base. Physical examination revealed a pulsatile supraclavicular ma...

During a 10-year period, we have encountered 6 patients (mean age, 61.2 years) with left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement, with an overall incidence of 1.8 percent. Four patients had early rupture, one had delayed rupture, and one had late rupture with a false aneurysm formation. Among four patients with early niptare, there were two patients with external repair by using ...