Six-year progression of medically treated infective aortitis.

Objective: To report a medically treated case of infective aortitis with mycotic aneurysms that went on to have many years of surveillance imaging. This has not yet been documented as current recommendations for infective aortitis strongly suggest operative intervention combined with aggressive antibiotics, with very high reported mortality for non-operative management. Thus, the natural progression of sac growth during the acute infective period and in the long-term has had an opportunity to be explored.

Angiojet™ mechanical thrombectomy-induced hemolysis triggering blood-leak alarms.

Blood leak alarms are increasingly rare and may be triggered by rupture of the dialyzer membrane, or intravascular hemolysis. We report two patients who developed hemolysis following Angiojet™ thrombolysis and thrombectomy of thrombosed arteriovenous fistulas, triggering blood leak alarms on hemodialysis, the occurrence of which has not been reported before. AngioJet™-induced hemolysis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for blood leak alarms occurring soon after an intervention on an arterio-venous (AV) fistula.

Iliac artery dissection on noncontrast CT.

A case of acute limb ischemia secondary to iliac artery dissection is presented along with its management. Images highlighting the features of dissection on a noncontrast computed tomography (CT) scan are presented and discussed.

An evaluation of the use of carbon dioxide angiography in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.

Introduction: Renal dysfunction after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair is an increasingly recognised problem. Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) angiography has been used to limit the risk of contrast nephrotoxicity during endovascular procedures. This prospective study evaluates the performance of CO(2) angiography during EVAR.

Venous thromboembolism: A problem in the Indian/Asian population?

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common and potentially life threatening condition. It continues to be under diagnosed and undertreated. Awareness among Indians regarding this potentially life-threatening disease is low.

A 7-year experience with thoracoscopic sympathectomy for critical upper limb ischemia.

Background: Severely symptomatic arterial insufficiency of an upper limb not suitable for revascularization is a difficult condition to manage. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy (TS) can be an effective procedure in this setting.

Methods: Our experience with 18 consecutive thoracoscopic sympathectomy (TS) procedures over a period of 7 years has been reviewed.

The scrotum in pancreatitis: a case report and literature review.

Context: An acute inguinoscrotal swelling appearing during the course of acute pancreatitis is rare. There are only three case reports of this in the English literature.

Case Report: We report a case of right inguinoscrotal swelling appearing during an attack of acute pancreatitis.