BACKGROUND We describe a modified access technique for the proximal (open) part of single stage hybrid exclusion of aneurysm of the aortic arch. CASE PRESENTATION 3 patients had a bifurcated Dacron graft for the innominate and left subclavian arteries and an additional end-to-side anastomosis of the left common carotid artery on the limb to the left subclavian artery. With our modification, a...

Variations of the branches of aortic arch are due to alteration in the development of certain branchial arch arteries during embryonic period. Knowledge of these variations is important during aortic instrumentation, thoracic, and neck surgeries. In the present study we observed these variations in fifty-two cadavers from Indian populations. In thirty-three (63.5%) cadavers, the aortic arch sho...

BACKGROUND A catheter technique was developed to overcome current challenges in the stabilization and manipulation of catheter in tortuous arteries such as right subclavian artery and left common carotid artery. METHODS The new catheter has the following two lumens: first lumen can accommodate a 0.035-inch guide wire (lumen A) and a curved shape at the distal end; the second lumen can accommo...

Presently described is a case of subacute subclavian artery thrombosis treated with rheolytic thrombectomy, using the AngioJet system and direct stenting, in addition to double antiembolic filter protection of both the vertebral and brachial arteries.

Background: Endovascular approaches are typically preferred to open surgical techniques for symptomatic subclavian/innominate artery stenosis. Due individual patient anatomy, endovascular treatment from a conventional femoral arterial approach can be technically challenging. Our alternative technique using combined radial facilitate an otherwise challenging revascularization procedure. Methods:...

A cerebral ultrasound study on a neonate revealed abnormal blood flow in all intracranial arteries (Figure 1). The boy was scanned at 5 days of age as part of a Doppler ultrasound research program conducted at our department. Almost all neonates delivered at our hospital undergo imaging of the blood flow in the basilar artery. Perfusion is visualized when the head is turned to the left and righ...

BACKGROUND The most reliable data about arterial variations, which are very important in surgery and radiology, can be obtained from a large series of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined angiographic and multislice computerised tomography (MSCT) images in a group of 1,265 patients and in 1 dissected specimen. RESULTS While in 946 (74.72%) of the patients a normal vascular pattern (t...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the involvement of arteries other than the temporal arteries in active giant cell arteritis using color Doppler sonography. METHODS The occipital, facial, vertebral, carotid, subclavian, axillary, brachial, ulnar radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsal pedal arteries, and the abdominal aorta of 33 consecutive patients with acute giant cell arteritis a...

Case report A 34 year old female outpatient presented with a 4 week history of vertigo and amaurosis fugax of her right eye. Physical examination showed arterial bruits in both subclavian regions, and reduced pulses of both radial and brachial arteries and right carotid artery. There was no significant blood pressure diVerence between the arms (right arm 95/85 mm Hg; left arm 100/90 mm Hg). Ery...