In two patients aortic dissection occurred as a late complication of aortic valve replacement and caused superior vena caval obstruction. The dissection and superior vena caval obstruction were diagnosed by computed tomography.

Presenter: Nicole M Nevarez MD | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Methods: In this submitted video we detail the four steps utilized in dissecting uncinate process off superior mesenteric vessels during a robotic assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy. The commonly utilize segment procedure include order:1.Dissection vein from process2.Cranial dissection for landing zone3.Dissection 1s...

INTRODUCTION Isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a very rare condition. Endovascular stent placement has been proposed recently for selected cases, which has led to some good clinical results. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery spreading to the origin of a right hepatic artery in a 48-year-old Chinese...

OBJECTIVES To review our results with elective superior mediastinal lymph node dissections in patients with advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) and overt level 4 adenopathy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS We searched operative case logs for all patients treated with an elective superior mediastinal dissection by the senior author (Y.D.) during a 7-year period. Char...

Segmental arterial mediolysis is a noninflammatory nonatherosclerotic vasculopathy of uncertain etiology characterized by dissection and/or aneurysm formation. It affects medium-to-large arteries, primarily the celiac, superior mesenteric, and renal arteries. Iliac involvement rare, its specific treatment has not been described. We detail patient who presented with intrabdominal hemorrhage from...