Rosai-Dorfman Disease Presenting as Peripheral Vascular Insufficiency.

Rosai-Dorfman (-Destombes) disease (RDDD) is a rare idiopathic disorder of histiocyte proliferation, usually involving lymph node stations. The most common clinical finding is a bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, and weight loss. Arterial or venous structures are notably not involved.

A rare case of internal jugular vein aneurysmal degeneration in a type 1 neurofibromatosis complicated by potentially life-threatening thrombosis.

Type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple forms of neural crest cell proliferation. Associated venous malformations are extremely rare. We present a case of a giant thrombosed internal jugular aneurysm with brachiocephalic vein thrombosis in an NF1 patient.

Assessment of fluid-responsiveness parameters for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a comparison among LiDCO, transesophageal echochardiography, and pulmonary artery catheter.

Objective: To verify the reliability of different markers of fluid-responsiveness during off-pump cardiac surgery (OPCAB).

Design: A clinical prospective, nonblinded, nonrandomized study.

Setting: A community hospital.

The mid-distal deep femoral artery: few important centimeters in vascular surgery.

The deep femoral artery is an important artery in lower-limb revascularization. Employing its initial centimeters as either an inflow or an outflow site has been advocated by many authors. The purpose of this work was to highlight the importance of the mid-distal section of the deep femoral artery, underlining its indications and advantages.

[What's the best assessment of preload after cardiac surgery?].

Objective: The assessment of the role of transesophageal echocardiography and invasive tests with pulmonary modified catheter to monitor the preload indexes in patients in intensive-care-unit after cardiac coronary surgery.

Materials And Methods: Between January and December 2004 24 patients (14 male, 10 female) with coronary artery disease were prospectively enrolled for preload assessment during off-pump myocardial revascularization. Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP), Left Ventricular End Diastolic Indexed Area (LVEDAI), delta Aortic Velocity (deltaVAo), Right Ventricular End Diastolic Volume (RVEDVI) as preload indexes were evaluated.