BACKGROUND Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is an improved method to treat varicose great saphenous veins (GSV) with a high satisfactory rate. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency and safety of treatment by EVLA procedures with ultrasound-guided perivenous tumescence. METHODS Thirty-one patients (31 limbs) with symptomatic varicose vein primary to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) tre...

conclusion coil embolization showed successful outcomes in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms with a low complication rate. results immediately after the procedure, the total occlusion was seen in 76 (86.4%), subtotal occlusion in six (6.8%), and partial occlusion in six patients (6.8%). there was no significant relationship between the aneurysm size, aneurysm neck size, and location of th...

Introduction Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting all major vascular beds. Risk factors for atherosclerosis, and therefore, for PAD, include active smoking, advance age, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Due to continuous increase in aging population and diabetes, incidence of peripheral arterial disease will continue to increase. While atherosclerotic coronary disea...

Pereira C, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221011 Description A male newborn was evaluated due to a port-wine stain. Mother, 40 years old, father and brother were healthy. Gestation was uneventful. Amniocentesis revealed a normal male karyotype. A caesarean delivery was performed at 38 weeks. First physical examination showed a port-wine stain affecting the abdomen, back and left...

a b s t r a c t mortality and morbidity from trauma continues to be a serious, ubiquitous public health problem. our short communication reports on the benefits of a dedicated lower limb trauma coordinator (lltc) to the trauma service of a busy inner-london plastics unit. this is based on a retrospective case-note based audit; performed 19 months prior to the introduction of the lltc and for 16...

conclusions in summary, there is a lack of consensus about the use of neuromuscular blockers in patients with ibm. the authors avoided these drugs and were able to easily secure the patient’s airway and maintain adequate muscle relaxation using a balanced sevoflurane-remifentanil anesthetic. clinical trials are necessary to define the pharmacology of neuromuscular blockers in patients with ibm ...