This case presented challenging diagnostic and management issues in a young healthy man who presented with abdominal pain and new-onset hypertension. The differential diagnosis evolved over the course of the clinical presentation. The patient had severe vascular involvement of his renal and basal cerebral arteries that initially was assumed to be due to a vasculitic process or hypercoagulable s...

s:865:"We read with interest the manuscript entitled "Serum and peritoneal fluid levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in women with endometriosis" recently published in the International Journal of Fertility and Sterility (1). The authors measured the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in serum and peritoneal fluid of 179 women, 90 of whom were diagnosed with endometriosis, an...

Intraosseous vascular lesions are rare conditions, comprising only 0.5 to 1% of all intraosseous hemangioma tumors. They mainly occur in the second decade of life especially in female. The most common locations are the vertebral column and skull; nevertheless, the mandible is quite rare location. Hemangiomas are benign vasoformative neoplasms of endothelial origin. However, the origin of centra...

Loeys-Dietz syndrome is characterised by vascular aneurysms, hypertelorism, and a bifid uvula. We report on an 11-year-old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome who presented with bilateral radial head dislocations and severe osteopaenia with changes of avascular necrosis in both hips causing an out-toeing, wide gait. Considering the poor prognosis for elbow movement and possible radial head dysplasia,...

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular disease. FMD once considered rare, is increasingly a condition recognised as an incidental finding. It is an important cause of stroke especially in younger, female patients and therefore a high index of suspicion is required. FMD has distinct pathological findings along with some pathognomonic angiographic findin...

Carotid cavernous fistulae are usually the consequence of a vascular tear due to head trauma or a ruptured infraclinoid aneurysm. Although rare , iatrogenic carotid cavernous fistulae can result from percutaneous retrogasserian procedures, transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, and thromboembolectomy via a Fogarty catheter [1-3] . Since the first report on the use of Fogarty catheters in 1963 [4], onl...

The Fifth edition of the World Health Organization classification digestive system and American Joint Committee on Cancer staging manual contain substantial refinements information for esophageal tumors. epithelial tumors esophagus are classified as benign, dysplasia, malignant groups. Dysplasia is divided into Barrett dysplasia squamous graded either low-grade or high-grade. Malignant often ad...

We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of liver cirrhosis secondary to autoimmune hepatitis, portal hypertension and coagulopathy. Gastroscopy was performed to discard esophageal varices. In the gastric antrum a multiple polypoid and polylobed lesions were observed, occupying prepyloric region and extending into the pylorus and duodenal bulb (Fig. 1). Ultrasonography was perfo...

Differential of Abdominal Bruits Innocent (classically short, faint, midsystolic) Prevalence 6.5-31% of normals (non-HTN) Higher prev in young: only 4.9% of those over 55 yo Hepatic: EtOH hepatitis, Hepatoma(RUQ), Cirrhosis, AV Fistula Neoplasm: Pancreatic, Hepatoma Renal artery stenosis (epigastrum) Atherosclerotic > Fibromuscular Dysplasia Prevalence in angio-proven RAS: 77-86.9% Prevalence i...

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare pathology characterized by vascular anomalies, placentomegaly and grapelike vesicles resembling partial molar pregnancy. PMD is often associated with fetal growth restriction or intrauterine fetal demise. We report a case of an early diagnosis of PMD at 10 weeks' gestation, with a regular intrauterine growth and a fetal demise occurring at 31 week...