BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is strongly associated with arterial calcification of the tunica media, decreased vascular compliance and sudden cardiac death. Here, we analysed the distribution pattern of uraemic media calcification and concomitant inflammation in mice and men. METHODS Uraemia was induced in DBA/2 mice with high-phosphate diet. Subsequently, we analysed arterial me...

Testicular arteries are the branches of the abdominal aorta below the level of origin of renal arteries. They may originate at a higher or a lower level from the aorta. However, when they originate from some other artery, they become surgically significant, since the ligature of the main artery giving rise to the testicular artery might lead to testicular atrophy. The present report is about th...

Introduction Accessory renal arteries play a significant role in kidney and abdominal aorta surgery, and renovascular hypertension. In the published literature, the frequency varies considerably, depending on the size of the sample, the method of examination and the ethnic group. Materials and Methods The aim of this study is to determine the general frequency of accessory renal arteries, the...

This study reports the case of a 61-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain who underwent abdominal computed tomography examination. A solid lesion originating from the biliary tract was detected on the images. While evaluating the vascular structures, the splenic artery was seen to directly originate from the abdominal aorta. Retro-aortic left renal vein was also seen on computerised tomog...

Methods and findings: A 53 year old man with abdominal wall varicosis was reported with a thoracoabdominal aorta aneurysm and severe stenosis of celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery. There were multiple calcification and non-calcified plaques inside the wall of abdominal aorta and its branches, including arch of Riolan. A Budd-Chiari Syndrome was also reported. The intra-hepatic inferior...

Aim: The evaluation of the relationship between aortic aneurysm and colonic diverticulum in tomography images patients followed-up for abdominal aneurysm
 Methods: tomographic 97 (Female/Male:20/77) aged 40-88 years with/without were analyzed. Abdominal diameters analyzed by categorizing them as 20-29 mm, 30-49 50 mm over, presence aorta with these diameters. plaque, narrowing, dilatation ...

Abstract Background There are a lot of reports the renal failure and heart due to coarctation aorta. However, there no case in which revascularization dramatically improved left ventricular function patients with progressive decline function. Herein, we present rare was by surgical treatment for dysfunction atypical Case presentation A 58-year-old man underwent axillary artery-bilateral femoral...

A 35-year-old Korean female patient presented with symptoms of postprandial pain and claudication in both lower extremities, with increasing serum creatinine. Her blood pressure at presentation was 170/91 mm Hg on antihypertensive medications, and blood tests showed elevated serum creatinine (2.07 mg/dL) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (39 mm/dL), and anemia (10.0 g/dL). The C-reactive prote...

Introduction Information regarding anatomical variations in the branching pattern of great vessels of the abdomen, including abdominal aorta, celiac trunk, mesenteric and renal arteries is imperative for planning surgical procedures and interpreting interventional radiological imaging. In fact, liver and kidney transplantations and oncologic resections require major vessels ligation. Background...

BACKGROUND Great variability in the vasculature of the abdominal organs makes the pre-operative evaluation of arterial anatomical conditions extremely important and helpful. The aim of our study was to establish the prevalence of anatomical variations of the arteries branching from the abdominal aorta and to compare the results with the ones presented in the literature. MATERIAL/METHODS The m...