Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare complication of dialysis which mortality can reach 50%. The usual treatment involves suspension the technique, medical treatment, and surgical enterolysis. We report case 36-year-old female who undergone continuous ambulatory without complications for 10 years. She presented at emergency department with abdominal pain diagnosis peritonitis was ...

In a series of 54 caroticocavernous fistulae and eight vertebrovertebral fistulae, clinical cures were obtained in 46 of the caroticocavernous fistulae and in all of the vertebrovertebral fistulae using the Debrun coaxial catheter detachable balloon technique. Most low vertebrovertebral and about half of the posteriorly opening caroticocavernous fistulae were successfully treated by the safe tr...

Malta Medical Journal Volume 27 Issue 01 2015 Abstract Coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a heart chamber or part of the pulmonary circulation. Most are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, whilst larger ones may cause coronary steal syndrome. Fistulae may produce continuous murmurs and are diagnosed at echocardiography or angiography. Treatment ...

OBJECTIVE In 1998, the Danish Society for Head and Neck Oncology decided to conduct a nationwide survey at the five head and neck oncology centers with the aim of evaluating the surgical outcome of salvage laryngectomy after radiotherapy with special emphasis on identifying factors that could contribute to the development of pharyngocutaneous fistulae. PATIENTS A total of 472 consecutive pati...

A patient with bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae is described who was treated successfully by embolization of the two fistulae with detachable balloons introduced percutaneously through the femoral vein.

BACKGROUND & AIMS The success of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) programs is compromised by complications of central venous catheters (CVCs), such as occlusions and bloodstream infections. We performed a retrospective analysis of complication rates of arteriovenous fistulae versus CVCs in patients on long-term HPN. METHODS Data were collected from 127 consecutive patients who received HPN bet...

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of power Doppler sonography (US) in depicting internal fistulae and their vascularity, and to study the characteristics of blood flow within the fistula wall. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study involved 45 consecutive patients with Crohn's disease and suspected internal fistulae detected by grey scale US. The fistulae were subsequently evaluated using power Doppler US...

Oronasal fistulae are common complication following palatoraphy. There several surgical procedures to repair oronasal fistulae. However, conventional closure technique is not always possible, especially when the surrounding tissue replaced by fibrotic due previous Tissue defects in should be with tissues providing good vascularisation such as pedicle tongue flap. A case of flap used close was r...

Coronary artery fistulae represent the most frequent congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries, but multiple bilateral fistulae are a rare condition. Current therapeutic options for symptomatic patients are percutaneous closure and cardiac surgery. Transcatheter closure of fistulae using coils is preferred as an effective and safe alternative to surgery. Here we report the case of a patient...

In this case report, we present the occlusion of multiple coronary artery fistulae originating from proximal left anterior descending (LAD) and right sinus valsavla and empting to the pulmonary artery at the same place. We occluded LAD fistulae by using thrombus aspiration catheter as a delivery guide. To the best of our knowlege, this is the first case of occlusion of coronary fistulae with th...