Results One patient with subclavian artery aneurysm underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with brachial embolectomy using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft; whereas the other patient underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with saphenous vein graft. In addition to resection of the aneurysm, three out of 6 patients with...

PURPOSE To describe a technique of surgical intraocular embolectomy in patients with acute fovea-threatening branch retinal artery occlusion. METHODS Pars plana vitrectomy with embolectomy involving embolus isolation, dissection, and removal in patients with an acute fovea-threatening arterial occlusion without a patent cilioretinal artery. RESULTS The surgical technique involves a core vit...

The development of acute kidney injury in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) has not been well documented. We report a patient who developed acute oliguria in the setting of massive PE. Catheter embolectomy followed by ultrafiltration resulted in an immediate and dramatic improvement in urine output. Uncharacteristically, serum creatinine did not rise during the oliguric phase for several da...

BACKGROUND Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) carries an exceptionally high mortality rate. We explored how often adjunctive therapies, particularly thrombolysis and inferior vena caval (IVC) filter placement, were performed and how these therapies affected the clinical outcome of patients with massive PE. METHODS AND RESULTS Among 2392 patients with acute PE and known systolic arterial bl...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Questions remain as to what benefits embolectomy provides to patients presented with considerable early ischemic changes on baseline imaging studies. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score applied to DWI on treatment outcomes in patients with acute stroke undergoing stent-retriever embolectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We re...

This paper reports a successful superior mesenteric embolectomy. The possibility of successful surgical treatment makes its recognition particularly important. In any patient with a known history of cardiovascular disease who presents a sudden severe abdominal pain of obscure origin this diagnosis must be entertained. The pain at first is colicky because of the severe peristalsis which is induc...