... stent replacement - peripheral arteries ) Renal artery stenosis Abdominal aortic aneurysm ( aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular ) Carotid artery disease ( carotid ...

Purpose:To assess long-term clinical efficacy of uterine artery embolization compared to abdominal myomectomy.Materials and MethodsConsecutive women who received either uterine artery embolization or abdominal myomectomy for symptomatic uterine leiomyomata between 2000 and 2002 at a single institution were ...

physiologically determined parameters to model the abdominal aorta and realistic remodelling rates for its is characterized by a bulge in the abdominal aorta. Development of the AAA is associated with a weakening into the model so that tissue remodeling can be addressed. The abdominal aorta is a large artery of ...

Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital malformations that can originate from anywhere in the coronary artery system and terminate in any of the cardiac chambers, great veins or pulmonary arteries. We illustrate the unique case of a multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography scan of a young man, showing a complex ...

... Aortic Aneurysm Reference Summary Introduction Ballooning of the aorta, also known as an "abdominal aortic aneurysm," can ... the benefits and risks of this surgery. Anatomy Aorta Common Illiac Arteries The heart pumps blood into ...

... Title : A Comparison of the Usability of Three Versions of a Computerized Medical Diagnostic Assistance Program for Abdominal Pain. ...

A case of celiac artery embolism in a patient with factor V Leiden thrombophilia is reported. The embolism was likely due to an undetected cardiac thrombus, causing an abdominal aortic embolism. The patient underwent emergency surgery for the abdominal embolism. The celiac artery embolism was treated nonsurgically ...

... In the abdominal aorta, arterial stiffness increases in a linear fashion by age among women whereas men show a faster exponential increase [16]. ...

Arterial and venous duplex ultrasound of the abdomen examines blood vessels and blood flow in the abdominal area. Carotid duplex ultrasound looks at the carotid artery in the...

... 3 Page 9. abdominal aorta and vena cava. A ... performance of thoracic aorta and pulmonary artery tissue isolated frnA ::-2ts adapted to ...

... the wall of an artery -- occur in the aorta. The aorta is the main artery that carries blood from ... aortic aneurysms occur in the part of the aorta running through the chest. Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur ...

tears and blood leaks into the wall of the artery. This most commonly occurs in the aorta within the chest. Complications include: Arterial embolism Heart attack Hypovolemic...

disease that confers high risk for CHD events: - Clinical CHD - Symptomatic carotid artery disease - Peripheral arterial disease - Abdominal aortic aneurysm -...

disease that confers high risk for CHD events: - Clinical CHD - Symptomatic carotid artery disease - Peripheral arterial disease - Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Diabetes -...

The pancreas has complex arterial supplies. Therefore, special attention should be paid in pancreatic arterial intervention for patients with acute pancreatitis and pancreatic carcinomas. Knowledge of pancreatic arterial anatomy and arterial territory is important not only to perform pancreatic ...

Femoral flow was measured by Doppler ultrasound (Doppler-echo), and mean pressure by an arterial catheter introduced into the abdominal aorta. ...

... This correlation suggested that bubble pressure measurements could be ... connecting the abdominal aorta to the cranial mesenteric artery ...

... We placed a balloon catheter in the abdominal aorta in Flemish Giant rabbits via the femoral artery. Once ... The aorta was ...

... TITLE: Angiogenesis Research to Improve Therapies for Vascular Leak Syndromes, Intra-Abdominal Adhesions, and Arterial Injuries ...

... TITLE: Angiogenesis Research to Improve Therapies for Vascular Leak Syndromes, Intra-abdominal Adhesions, and Arterial Injuries ...

BackgroundIntra-organ and intra-vascular pressures can be used to estimate intra-abdominal pressure. The aim of this prospective, interventional study was to assess the effect of PEEP on the accuracy of pressure estimation at different measurement sites in a model of increased abdominal pressure.MethodsCatheters for pressure measurement were inserted into ...

Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is an uncommon self-limited disorder that can cause abdominal catastrophes through massive bleeding or bowel infarction. The former arise from arterial aneurysms, and the latter from arterial stenosis or occlusions. Although this is an acute self-limiting disease, the ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain and weight loss, likely caused by compression of the celiac artery or plexus by the median arcuate ligament. A case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 17-year-old male patient with severe postprandial pain and weight loss is described. ...

Abdominal wall hematoma is a rare and life-threatening complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS), but it can occur when activated clotting time is prolonged. We report a right lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the superficial circumflex iliac artery after CAS in a 72-year-old man with ...

After the injection of contrast media (UROGRAFIN) into the abdominal artery, roentgenologic density measurements were carried out on five pigs (body weight 20 kg) on the common iliac arteries by videodensitometry. Densitograms registered above the flow ar...

Primary and secondary abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are well-recognized entities after trauma. The current study describes a "hyperacute" form of secondary ACS (HACS) that develops intraoperatively while repair of extra-abdominal injuries is being carried out simultaneous with massive resuscitation for shock caused by those injuries. The charts of ...

Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) include aneurysms of the splanchnic circulation and those of the renal artery. Their diagnosis is clinically important because of the associated high mortality and potential complications. Splenic, superior mesenteric, gastroduodenal, hepatic and renal arteries are some of the common ...

Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) include aneurysms of the splanchnic circulation and those of the renal artery. Their diagnosis is clinically important because of the associated high mortality and potential complications. Splenic, superior mesenteric, gastroduodenal, hepatic and renal arteries are some of the common ...

Methods were developed for injecting isotopic compounds directly into the pudic artery supplying one side pf a cow's udder after local anesthesia and incision of the abdominal wall. After the injection the incision is closed and the two sides are milked separately at successive time intervals for 18 hours, and the milk of each side is ...

We report a case of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with a huge abdominal wall hematoma 60 minutes after laparoscopic appendectomy. During surgery there had been no sign of abdominal wall bleeding. We found a lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the abdominal epigastric ...

The accuracy of the angiographic interpretation of the histologic type of renal artery stenosis was assessed using a renal pathologist's diagnosis as the gold standard. The angiograms of 42 renal artery stenoses were interpreted without other information, except age and gender, independently by six angiographers. This assessment indicated that ...

This is an introductory article on abdominal vascular ultrasound in dogs. An overview of the hemodynamics of venous and arterial blood flow and Doppler principles, spectral analysis, and velocity waveforms is given. The anatomic and Doppler features of major abdominal vessels that can be examined routinely with ultrasonography are ...

Differential vascular remodeling is one of the major mechanisms of heterogeneity in atherosclerosis. The structural and functional heterogeneity between arteries and veins determines the degree of vascular remodeling. Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) play key roles in vascular structural and functional remodeling. We hypothesized that the ...

BackgroundLaparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy is one of the definite methods for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids with lesser intraoperative bleeding and shorter hospitalization compared with abdominal hysterectomy. However, laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy cannot preserve uterus and can show postoperative complications by the change of pelvic ...

Variations in the origin of arteries in the abdomen are very common but with the invention of new operative techniques within the abdominal cavity, the anatomy of abdominal vessels has assumed much more clinical importance. During routine dissection of the abdominal cavity, we came across multiple ...

Normal values of arterial blood flow velocity and waveforms in major arteries of 10 healthy conscious Beagle dogs were determined using Doppler ultrasonography. Peak systolic, early diastolic, and end-diastolic velocities of the basilar artery, common carotid artery, abdominal aorta, external ...

... angioplasty injury and stent implant in the abdominal aorta of cholesterol-fed rabbits at sites remote from ... binding protein (36). Angioplasty injury to the abdominal aorta was performed as described p...

abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix a widened part (aneurysm) in your aorta, the large artery that carries blood to your belly (abdomen), pelvis, and legs. An...

Recent studies have demonstrated that for the same chest compression force during mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the carotid artery-to-jugular vein pressure gradient and carotid blood flow are increased when the phasic rise of intrathoracic pressure is enhanced by abdominal binding and simultaneous ventilation at high airway pressure with ...

BackgroundPost-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery is rare, especially after blunt abdominal trauma; an even more rare occurrence is enteric fistulisation.Case outlineA 29-year-old man was admitted with an acute episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding three months after blunt abdominal trauma and was found to have an ...

An unusual course of the right testicular artery was observed during routine dissection of the posterior abdominal wall of a 60-year-old male cadaver. It arose from the abdominal aorta, inferior and posterior to the origin of the right renal artery, and passed posterior to the inferior vena cava and right renal ...

Hypertension secondary to stenosis of the left renal artery developed in a thirteen-year-old male six years after completion of inverted Y irradiation (3,600 rad) for abdominal Hodgkin disease. Surgical treatment with nephrectomy resulted in control of the hypertension without the use of antihypertensive agents. We review the literature for this unusual ...

BackgroundVisceral artery aneurysms (VAA), although uncommon, are increasingly being detected. We describe a case of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage from a ruptured IMA aneurysm associated with stenosis of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and celiac trunk, successfully treated with surgery.MethodsA 65-year-old man presented with ...

PURPOSE: To investigate the enhancement characteristics of liver parenchyma and portal vein as well as the portal vein-to liver contrast in Gd-EOB-DTPA- and Gd-BOPTA-enhanced abdominal MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The local institutional review board approved this retrospective study. A total of 70 patients (30 female, 40 male) without relevant liver disease underwent either ...

Radiation is known to produce changes in the small vessels and interstitium of the kidneys resulting in hypertension. Two cases of renal artery stenosis and resultant hypertension secondary to abdominal irradiation are reported and the literature is reviewed.

aorta, coronary arteries and myocardium when a normal diet is combined with ... on pieces of the aorta cut from different levels (arc, sternal and abdominal ...

Kidney damage Lymphadenopathy (abnormalities of the lymph nodes) Obstructed vena cava Pancreatic cancer Portal vein obstruction (liver) Renal arterial obstruction Renal vein...

Anomalies of the deep circumflex iliac artery do occur, although they are uncommon. Recently, two cases of these anomalies were encountered by the authors during elevation of iliac osteocutaneous free flaps. In the first case, the deep circumflex iliac artery was absent, and the nourishing artery of the flap was instead connected to ...

The report of the occurrence of additional renal arteries in domestic animals is rare in the literature. We report a case of an additional renal artery in the left kidney found in a Red Sokoto goat cadaver. The additional renal artery originated from the abdominal aorta 3.80 cm cranial to the origin of the main ...

Associated coronary artery disease is the critical factor that influences early and late mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Dipyridamole-thallium 201 scintigraphy, left ventricular ejection fraction, and Goldman risk factor analysis have been suggested as preoperative noninvasive screening methods to detect significant coronary ...

... Both arterial blood pressure (ABP) and middle cerebral arterial flow velocity (MCAv ... the thigh cuff technique and carotid artery compression ...

Translumbar selective coronary arteriography was performed using a preshaped 7 French coronary catheter introduced over the long translumbar needle. The patient had abdominal aortic occlusion, left subclavian artery occlusion, and innominate artery stenosis, which precluded the usual angiographic approaches.

Nineteen (1.12%) of 1,687 burned patients treated over a 5-year period developed the superior mesenteric artery syndrome. This complication is characterized by the clinical constellation of painless upper abdominal distention, recurrent emesis, excessive ...

... disease, or major arterial disease ( thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms ). It is important to understand that vascular disease ... the June 25, 2008, issue; and one on aortic aneurysms was published in the January 24/31, 2007, ...

... was noted at the junction of the abdominal aorta and the right renal artery. Smaller, solitary nodular ... kidney samples and from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded aorta and iliac and mesentery artery (p...

To measure intracranial and systemic arterial pressures, ten Macaca mulatta monkeys were surgically prepared with catheters in the subdural space and in the abdominal aorta (via the femoral artery). The monkeys were stabilized in a state of light surgical...

the number of devices (central venous, arterial, pulmonary arterial, and urinary catheters; drain- age-ventilation group, in addition to pneumonia (eight patients), other sources of sepsis included mediastinitis (one

Breast reconstruction using the lower abdominal free superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap has the potential to virtually eliminate abdominal donor-site morbidity because the rectus abdominis fascia and muscle are not incised or excised. However, despite its advantages, the free SIEA flap for breast reconstruction is ...

Congenital absence of the splenic artery is a very rare condition. To the best of our knowledge, congenital absence of the splenic artery accompanied with absence of the splenic vein has not been reported. We report a case of the absence of the splenic artery and vein in a 61-year-old woman who presented with postprandial epigastric ...

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare disorder associated with chronic, postprandial abdominal pain and radiographic evidence of celiac artery compression. True arterial aneurysms distal to sites of chronic vascular compression due to post-stenotic dilatation have been described in other anatomic locations such as thoracic ...

We report a new strategy--celiac artery stenting--to relieve stenosis of the celiac arterial root. This was performed in two patients with pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) aneurysm associated with a stenotic celiac arterial root. The first patient was a 66-year-old man complaining of abrupt onset of upper ...

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare and controversial form of upper intestinal obstruction in which the third part of the duodenum is compressed by the overlying superior mesenteric artery. Any disease process decreasing the angle between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta can result ...

Isolated dissection of superior mesenteric artery is a rare condition and is usually treated surgically. We treated a patient with severe abdominal pain who was angiographically confirmed to have superior mesenteric artery thrombosis associated with isolated spontaneous dissection. He was treated initially by thrombolysis and oral ...

Traumatic occlusion of the renal artery is a serious injury. Management differs according to the grade of injury. In most circumstances, emergency surgical revascularization or endovascular intervention is required. We describe the case of a child with multiorgan injuries and spasm of the main renal artery after blunt trauma simulating ...

Giant aneurysm of the renal artery is rare even though renal artery aneurysms are diagnosed more often since the introduction of abdominal ultrasonography and selective renal arteriography. A 52-year-old man with an aneurysm of the left renal artery measuring 16 x 13 x 10 cm presented with features of an expanding ...

tests on abdominal aorta, ascending aorta, and left common carotid artery from ELN / and wild-type (C57, the circumferential stress in the ascending aorta is higher in ELN / than in wild type. Although arterial pressures and carotid arteries and the circumferential residual strain is higher in ELN / ascending ...

We report a case of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)-related acute ischemic duodenal ulcer that developed in association with dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. We conclude that the acute duodenal ulcer was developed by ischemia related to superior mesenteric artery dissection during TACE. TACE should be conducted carefully with continuous ...

BackgroundSplenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are uncommon but the most common visceral artery aneurysm. Splenic artery aneurysms are important to recognize because up to 25% may be complicated by rupture and the mortality rate after rupture is between 25% and 70%.Case reportWe present a patient who have abdominal pain. ...

A 49-year-old man was referred to our hospital at 10 days after the onset of sudden intermittent claudication of the right lower limb and with right lower abdominal pain. Diagnosis by computed tomography scan and pelvic angiography was dissection from the common iliac artery to peripheral external iliac artery with thrombosed false ...

We report a case of carcinoma of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus in a patient with an aberrant right subclavian artery. Barium esophagograhy, endoscopy, and computed tomography showed a resectable tumor in the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus, coexistent with an aberrant right subclavian artery. We performed pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy with ...

A rare case of multiple renal vessels associated with testicular vessels was found from 85-year-old male cadaver undergoing routine dissection. The characteristic findings in the cadaver included the presence of five right renal arteries and three left renal arteries arising from the abdominal aorta, and the right testicular ...

We present the case of a 60-year-old man with persistent epistaxis for 20 days that had started 2 weeks after removal of a nasogastric tube placed for an abdominal operation. There was no pathologic finding at selective facial and internal maxillary artery injections. An injury to the ethmoidal branches of the ophthalmic arteries or ...

We present the case of a 60-year-old man with persistent epistaxis for 20 days that had started 2 weeks after removal of a nasogastric tube placed for an abdominal operation. There was no pathologic finding at selective facial and internal maxillary artery injections. An injury to the ethmoidal branches of the ophthalmic arteries or ...

In median arcuate ligament syndrome, the root of the celiac artery is compressed and narrowed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm during expiration, causing abdominal angina.Aneurysm may be formed in arteries of the pancreas and duodenum due toa chronic increase in blood flow from the superior mesenteric ...

A 65-year-old man with adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) and chronic renal failure suffered from intractable abdominal pain and distension for 2 weeks. Meperidine infusion did not alleviate his pain. However, pain and abdominal distension were successfully controlled by embolization of both renal arteries.

Two cases of superior mesenteric arterial embolism are presented. The diagnosis should be suspected when severe abdominal pain develops suddenly in a patient with a cardiac arrhythmia or a recent history of myocardial infarction. Further support for the diagnosis is given by the finding of a poor peripheral circulation and a paucity of ...

Experience with four aneurysms of the pancreaticoduodenal artery is reviewed and compared to the reported experience of 19 other cases. In view of the common presentation of such lesions as intra-abdominal hemorrhage preceded by non-specific abdominal pain and other digestive symptoms, it is suggested that angiography perfomed ...

We present a complex case of a splanchnic arterioportal vein fistula in a patient who presented with weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and pancreatitis. We report successful use of the Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC) and N-butyl cyanoacrylate glue for the therapeutic embolization of the fistula between the superior mesenteric artery, the common ...

Isolated injury to mesenteric vessels in blunt trauma is uncommon. Most patients with these injuries present with abdominal pain, shock, or laboratory evidence of bowel and/or liver ischemia. We report herein the case of a man with asymptomatic isolated celiac artery dissection after blunt trauma suspected by screening abdominal ...

Laparoscopy in general surgery is becoming a wide-spread technique. Substantial anterior abdominal wall haemorrhage is a recognised complication of the laparoscopic technique. Ten patients were examined with an 8 MHz hand-held Doppler and the anterior abdominal wall vessels were marked on the skin. Colour flow duplex was used to confirm the presence of ...

A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain and bloody vomiting. An abdominal aneurysm compressed the third portion of the duodenum and the second portion of duodenum was distended with thickened walls as in superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Endoscopic examination showed an edematous mucosa with ...

Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is one of the most serious and often lethal complications of anticoagulation therapy. The clinical symptoms vary from femoral neuropathy to abdominal compartment syndrome or fatal hypovolemic shock. Of these symptoms, abdominal compartment syndrome is the most serious of all, because it leads to anuria, worsening of ...

Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is one of the most serious and often lethal complications of anticoagulation therapy. The clinical symptoms vary from femoral neuropathy to abdominal compartment syndrome or fatal hypovolemic shock. Of these symptoms, abdominal compartment syndrome is the most serious of all, because it leads to anuria, worsening of ...

IntroductionCongenital solitary pelvic kidney is a rare condition, and its association with an abdominal aortic aneurysm is even more unusual. To the best of our knowledge, only two such cases have been reported in the literature to date.Case presentationWe report the case of a 59-year-old Caucasian man with a congenital solitary pelvic kidney, who was found to have an ...

An 84-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease was admitted with a progressively worsening diffuse abdominal pain. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen and angiography revealed occlusion of the origin and proximal portion of superior mesenteric artery. Aortography also showed severe origin stenosis ...

Arteriobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy. We report successful coil embolization of an arteriobiliary fistula. An 80-year-old woman underwent percutaneous placement of an indwelling catheter into the replaced right hepatic artery for intra-arterial chemotherapy of liver metastases. Coil ...

Two young female patients with Takayasu arteritis presented with symptomatic long-segment abdominal aortic stenosis in the vicinity of previously deployed celiac and renal artery stents that projected markedly into the narrowed aortic lumen. Crushing or distortion of the visceral artery stents during aortic angioplasty was avoided by ...

Vascular disorders affecting the kidneys are either acquired or congenital. Included in this category are common multiplicity of renal arteries, the rare arteriovenous malformation, stresses due to fibromuscular disease or atherosclerosis including abdominal aortic aneurysms, arterial thrombosis, venous thrombosis, and infarction. In ...

We describe a Takayasu arteritis patient who was admitted because of an abdominal aortic stenosis, further complicated by the presence of a stenotic right renal artery located in the area of the aortic stenosis. After treatment of the renal stenosis with a 4 � 15 mm Driver stent, a 16 � 60 self-expandable nitinol stent (OptiMed) was deployed through ...

Abdominal aortic false aneurysms in patients with Behcet's disease have been reported frequently and repaired successfully by various procedures; however, anastomotic false aneurysms have often been reported to occur after the operation. In this article, we report a case of four-time repetitive, recurrent suprarenal abdominal aortic false aneurysm ruptures ...

IntroductionAlthough variations in the origin of the testicular artery are not uncommon, few reports about a high origin from the abdominal aorta exist in the literature. We discuss the case of a high origin of the testicular artery, its embryology, classification systems, and its clinical significance.Case presentationWe report a very ...

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diabetes on the function and distribution of vascular ?₁-adrenoceptors in the abdominal aorta and distal mesenteric artery from streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats at the level of the ?₁-adrenoceptor subtypes.MethodsDiabetes was induced by a ...

We tested the hypothesis that, compared with placebo, simvastatin would reduce the progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) levels in participants asymptomatic for vascular disease. Total CAC and AAC were measured with multidetector cardiac computed tomography. Inclusion criteria were a CAC score of >or=50 Agatston ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare condition in which the third part of the duodenum is trapped between the abdominal aorta and the SMA. Any disease process decreasing the angle between the aorta and the SMA can result in external compression of the duodenum and subsequent intestinal obstruction. Aneurysms of the pancreaticoduodenal ...

A case of superior mesenteric artery branch aneurysm is described. A 43-year-old female patient was hospitalized after the incidental discovery of a low echogenic mass next to the superior mesenteric artery trunk. A selective superior mesenteric arteriography confirmed aneurysms of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery and an ...

In this case report, we present a 45-year-old man who experienced abdominal pain while bench-pressing heavy weights. A computed tomography angiogram showed a dissection of the celiac artery extending into the hepatic and splenic arteries, with thrombus in the false lumen into the common hepatic artery. With ...

Using conventional anatomical methods, renal arteries of 140 human fetuses were studied. It was found (21.1%) that the accessory renal arteries occurred in a three-fold manner: 1. as single arteries (19.2%), 2. as double arteries (2.1%) and 3. as triplex arteries (0.7%). More often they ...

Spectral waveform analysis of blood flow velocity in the major arteries of six healthy, conscious immature micropigs was determined using Doppler ultrasonography. Doppler spectral tracings were recorded from the external iliac artery, femoral artery, and renal arcuate artery. Tracings were also taken from three ...

We describe a 72-year-old man admitted to hospital as an emergency case of epigastric abdominal pain. CT scan visualized massive hemorrhage around the pancreatic head. Computed tomographic angiography showed stenosis at the origin of the celiac artery and a 10mm aneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (PIPDA). An ...