conclusions this rare observation supports the role of immunosuppressive therapy in preventing the recurrence of life-threatening vascular lesions in the management of behcet’s disease. introduction arterial involvement in behcet’s disease has been previously described. we report a rare case of a large and long-segment thoracoabdominal aneurysm, which was associated with behcet’s disease and ha...

In this endovascular era, open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm is a rare operation in regional hospitals. Adjuncts to the repair including left heart bypass and spinal cord protection remain controversial. This is a presentation of a successful case of open repair of a type II thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a local hospital, and a discussion of the overviews of current medical practice on thi...

Spinal cord infarction, especially anterior spinal artery syndrome, is a relatively rare disease. We report a case of spinal cord infarction caused by thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with intraluminal thrombus. A 52-year-old man presented with sudden onset paraplegia. At first, he was diagnosed with cervical myelopathy due to a C6-7 herniated intervertebral disc, and had an operation for C6-7 ...

In the study, we sought to retrospectively analyze the effectiveness and safety of surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using the critical artery reattachment technique. Twenty-three consecutive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm patients were treated using the technique of sequential aortic clamping and critical artery reattachment. The entire procedure was technically successful ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results after the implementation of the non-operative management (NOM) of the right upper thoracoabdominal gunshot injuries protocol. METHODS Prospective study. From January 2005 to December 2011, 115 patients were included into this study. Criteria for inclusion were gunshot wound to the right thoracoabdominal region, haemodynamic stability, no signs of peritonitis, ...

Surgery of the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta has been associated with post-operative paraparesis or paraplegia. Different strategies, which can be operative or non-operative, have been developed to minimise the incidence of neurological complications after aortic surgery. This review serves to summarise the current practice of spinal cord protection during surgery of the descending thor...

We report a successful treatment result in a rare case of hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis, who had sustained hydrothorax after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. This was a female patient with liver cirrhosis, Child-Turcotte-Pugh class A, without ascites before injury. She sustained blunt thoracoabdominal trauma with a left clavicle fracture dislocation and right rib fractures. There was no hem...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality associated with thoracoabdominal calcifications. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thoracoabdominal calcifications of native radiograms were evaluated in 833 subjects with type 2 diabetes and 1,292 subjects without diabetes, aged 45-64 years, without prior evidence of CVD. The type 2 diabetic and nondiabetic study cohorts were fol...

BACKGROUND Pylorotomy and pyloroplasty in thoracoabdominal esophagectomy are routinely performed in many high-volume centers to prevent delayed gastric emptying (DGE) due to truncal vagotomy. Currently, controversy remains regarding the need for these practices. The present study aimed to determine the value and role of pyloric drainage procedures in esophagectomy with gastric replacement. ME...