INTRODUCTION We present a successful combined endovascular repair of a rare huge spontaneous pseudoaneurysm in a patient troubled solely with fever of unknown origin. CASE PRESENTATION A 79-year-old Chinese man complained of repeated episodes of fever for 10 days. His medical history, physical examination and laboratory tests were not significant. Routine antibiotics were given for suspected ...

Aims: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of intraoperative bilateral internal iliac artery balloon occlusion versus bilateral internal iliac artery ligation before extraction of placenta previa accreta after fetal delivery. Methods: One hundred patients with preoperative diagnosis of placenta previa accreta were randomly allocated into two groups each including 50 patients; Group ...

Isolated aneurysms of the iliac arteries are relatively rare conditions that traditionally have been treated by surgical reconstruction. We report our experience with endovascular treatment of iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) with Anaconda stent graft limb. Two male patients were found to have 4.5 and 3.6 cm isolated common IAAs, respectively. The endograft was successfully advanced and deployed p...

Detection of lymph nodemetastases in patients undergoing radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) for bladder cancer indicates poor prognosis. For pretreatment assessment of lymph node status, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are generally performed, both of which show a low sensitivity of approximately 30%. Newer imaging techniques are being developed; howev...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, restoration of extensive palatomaxillary defects have been achieved by prosthetic restoration, often with suboptimal functional results. More recently, vascularized bone-containing free flaps have been used for this purpose. OBJECTIVE To describe 6 patients who underwent palatomaxillary reconstruction using the composite iliac crest-internal oblique osteomusculocutan...

PATIENT Female, 36 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Pregnancy - placenta increta Symptoms: - MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: Cesarean hysterectomy Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND The generally accepted treatment for placenta percreta is cesarean hysterectomy without attempts to detach the placenta. Preoperative internal iliac artery balloon occlusion (...

BACKGROUND Placenta percreta is a very rare, but extremely life-threatening obstetrical pathology for the mother and the child, especially in the cases when it is not diagnosed before the birth and when it results in massive bleeding and a dramatic deterioration of condition. It is extremely important to diagnose this pathology as early as possible and plan further optimal care of patients in o...