Traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. But accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. A victim of the Iran-Iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. Penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also ...

800x600 abstract: aim: the aim of this study was to investigate that the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients. background: osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. however, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease...

A 50-year-old woman who was a heavy smoker presented with intermittent claudication of both lower extremities. An abdominal aortogram with bilateral lower extremity runoff demonstrated marked arteriosclerotic occlusive disease of the superficial femoral arteries. It also demonstrated a huge meandering mesenteric artery as an important collateral system (A). Note that the inferior mesenteric art...

Methods: A 73-year-old female presented with rapidly deteriorating renal function and uncontrolled hypertension secondary to ischemic nephropathy due to chronic renovascular occlusive disease. The patient had failed prior Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) attempts. Preoperative evaluation showed the right kidney to be atrophied and normal size left kidney. Intraoperative exploration r...

Background—In total arch replacement for patients with acute type A aortic dissection, anastomoses of the graft to the left subclavian artery and descending aorta are often difficult, and the arch vessel anastomosis is frequently performed at the site of dissection. To make this procedure easier and safer, we developed 2 modified techniques: open single-branched stent graft placement into the l...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is used to treat retrograde type A acute aortic dissection (RTAAD). In case 1, a 52-year-old man, who was conservatively managed, reported worsening back pain. Emergency TEVAR was performed 7 days after onset. After deploying two GORE Conformable TAG (CTAG) in the descending aorta, his symptoms disappeared. In case 2, a 52-year-old man with progressiv...

Introduction: Aneurysmal degeneration in patients with chronic type B dissection is common, occurring 20% – 40% of cases, which 10% develop late rupture. Open surgery for these cases associated high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular alternatives include fenestrated or branched endografts, although the use devices may be complex. Treatment usually involves implantation a device true lumen ob...

uring the dissection of a 38-year-old female cadaver, an ovarian artery originating from an accessory renal artery is exposed on the right side (Figure 1). The proximal one of the 2 arteries supplying the kidney was emerging from the abdominal aorta at L2 vertebra level and 12.6mm below the celiac trunk. The diameter of this artery was 5.5mm and was passing behind the inferior vena cava. Then, ...

conclusions with the increase in interventional procedures in cardiology, iatrogenic pathology of the aorta is seen more frequently, and every cardiologist should know how to diagnose and treat this group of diseases. evidence acquisition our search strategy involved an investigation in the pubmed database for every available article in peer reviewed journals between 1975 and 2015, for subjects...

Cardiac surgical procedure and catheter intervention of the aorta or its major branches have a potential risk for iatrogenic aortic dissection. This case demonstrates an iatrogenic type A aortic dissection after the elective balloon angioplasty for severe stenosis of the left subclavian artery orifice. The dissection retrospectively extended to the ascending aorta, and intramural hematoma was o...