Today, an increasing number of subcutaneous central venous access devices are implanted on a ambulatory basis either by percutaneous vein puncture or venous cut down. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate which is the most suitable implant technique for ambulatory surgery by comparing subclavian vein puncture using a Seldinger technique with cephalic vein cut-down in terms ...

We present a case of 36 years old male with end stage renal failure, hemodialysed for 3 years, who developed symptomatic Dialysis Access Steal Syndrome (DASS) in his right hand due to high flow brachial–cephalic arterio-venous fistula. Surgical treatment of steal syndrome was performed by aneurysmorrhaphy of draining cephalic vein, reinforced by the use of the part of bicipital aponeurosis as a...

Some parameters of the adrenergic neuroeffector mechanism were measured in vitro in the central ear (near the base of the ear), common jugular, pulmonary, brachial, femoral, renal, superficial cervical, cephalic, and small saphenous veins, a branch of the deep circumflex iliac vein, the parietal branch of the internal iliac vein, branches of the anterior mesenteric vein, the inferior vena cava ...

Vascular leiomyosarcoma is a very rare soft tissue neoplasma, with a poor prognosis. We report a vascular leiomyosarcoma arising from an unusual site: the media-vascular wall of the cephalic vein. A 71-year-old man with a subcutaneous node on the volar side of right forearm, came to our attention with signs of vascular obstruction and venous stases, without functional or sensory loss of the rig...

Three cases of erosion and extrusion of a pacemaker catheter with infection are reported. Treatment consisted of removing the infected catheter without delay and administering systemic antibiotics. Local antibiotics did not prevent septicemia and resultant death in one patient. Modiication of our original technique by employing the cephalic vein below the clavicle or implanting the catheter beh...