A 76-year-old woman, diagnosed 5 years previously with an asymptomatic mediastinal bronchogenic cyst, was referred to our department as the mass had grown slightly larger. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed an azygous vein aneurysm with a pulmonary arterial thromboembolism. The patient was treated with heparin for 5 days, and anticoagulation ther...

Galen was a philosopher and physician who paid particular attention to the importance of anatomy. After all, anatomical demonstrations could be used to address such issues as the localization of the various parts of the soul, like the hegemonikon. These demonstrations, in turn, served as a means of refuting opposing theories like those of the stoics. What’s more, one can fi nd a number of simil...

Venous aneurysms of the jugular vein are one of the rare causes of neck swelling, and primary venous aneurysms of the external jugular vein are extremely rare. A 46-year-old woman presented with a painless and suddenly growing mass in the left neck. A computed tomography angiography revealed a fusiform venous aneurysm of the external jugular vein containing intraluminal thrombus. We performed r...

Results One patient with subclavian artery aneurysm underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with brachial embolectomy using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft; whereas the other patient underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with saphenous vein graft. In addition to resection of the aneurysm, three out of 6 patients with...

Background: The vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (GVAM) is a rare congenital vascular lesion, with high morbidity and mortality without treatment, endovascular management is the best alternative available today. Aim: The purpose of this work is to report the case of a female patient with imaginological and angiographical diagnosis of GVAM, which was difficult for endovascular managent alon...

Azygous vein aneurysm is a rare congenital lesion that needs to be differentiated from mediastinal mass lesions. Although almost of these anomalies are asymptomatic lesions, we experienced an interesting case in which a thrombus within an azygous vein aneurysm in a 75-year-old woman caused pulmonary thromboembolism. The patient was managed by medical treatment for one month and then the thrombu...

S. Large saphenous vein graft aneurysm with a fistula to the right atrium. Superior vena cava syndrome secondary to saphenous venous graft aneurysm with right atrial fistula. Giant true saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing cardiac compression: a rare cause of atrial flutter. A large coronary artery saphenous vein bypass graft aneurysm with a fistula: case report and review of the literature.ti...