Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aorta is a valuable treatment option in selected patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Renal artery occlusion is a serious complication after EVAR and may progress to permanent renal injury requiring hemodialysis. In this report, case of unexpected renal artery occlusion after EVAR treated with renal artery stenting in the late postoperative p...

We report on a unique clinically and surgically significant case of multiple abdominal aorta variations. Specifically, the left inferior phrenic, left gastric and splenic artery arose in common from the left aspect of the aorta constituting a common phrenogastrosplenic trunk, while the common hepatic artery originated separately from the midline of the anterior aspect of the aorta just inferior...

Introduction. Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a congenital anomaly of embryonic kidneys, which occurs in early gestation when both kidneys are close proximity. This hap-pens as result abnormal migration nephrogenic cells. The presence HSK may complicate an anterior approach to reconstructive surgery the aorta and iliac vessels because isthmus lies across aorta. often associated with anomalous renal v...

A 56-year-old man presented with progressive lower extremity claudication, rest and night pain, and severe dyspnea on exertion. Past history included chronic back pain, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and obstructive sleep apnea. Cardiac catheterization was performed and showed a diminutive narrow aorta originating at the renal level and extending distally in the midline (A-D). This was ...

Nutcracker syndrome is a rare condition that refers to compression of left renal vein (LRV) between abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery. The most common location of compression is between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA; Pic. 1) and abdominal aorta. The name derives from the fact that, in the sagittal plane and/or transverse plane, the SMA and aorta (with some imagination) appear...

AIMS Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are often diagnosed at time of (impending) rupture leading to a dramatic increase of morbidity and mortality. A simple screening device might be the key solution for widespread AAA screening. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a new portable ultrasound scanner (Aortascan BVI 9600) developed for automatic AAA detection. METHODS AND RESULTS A t...

A 61-year-old Japanese female was referred to our hospital for surgical treatment of a localized heavily calcified abdominal aorta. Preoperative angiograms and computed tomograms revealed severe stenosis of the aorta, resembling a slit. Bypass grafting between the thoracic and abdominal aorta was successfully performed together with the reconstruction of the celiac artery, superior mesenteric a...

There is a general tendency towards atherosclerosis and arterial dilatation in older age, and high blood pressure also tends to increase arterial diameters. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors on aortic, common iliac and common femoral artery diameters. The diameters of the abdominal aorta and the iliac and femoral arteries a...

Traditionally, anatomy textbooks describe each kidney to receive irrigation from a single renal artery. However, current literature reports great variability in renal blood supply, the number of renal arteries and the arrangement of hilar structures on the left side. Here a case is described where, on the right side, the renal artery had its origin from the abdominal aorta, as normally occurs, ...

We report an interesting case of massive haematuria secondary to a rupture of a pseudoa- neurysm of the abdominal aorta below the renal vessels. A 65-year-old woman present- ed at our institution with a painful massive haematuria and anaemia. Two months before, she undergone a pelvic surgery complicated by an accidental injury of the right ureter sutured with a end-to-end anastomosis. An abdomi...