Endovascular Management of Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) Aneurysm - Adequate Access is Essential for Success - Case Report.

Background: An aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) with a diameter of 2.2 cm was found incidentally on an ultrasound (US) examination in a 26-year-old woman. The only known risk factor was an intracranial aneurysm that was found on her grandmother's autopsy.

Comparison between carotid stenting and carotid endarterectomy in early outcome.

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a widely used method in prevention of stroke for carotid artery stenosis as an alternative to surgical treatment. Initial studies reveal higher morbidity and mortality rates for CAS than acceptable standards for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The aim of this study was to compare results in a series of CAS with concurrent risk-matched group of CEA patients.

Early identification of patients with the risk for postoperative carotid restenosis development.

Multiple randomized trials over the last decade for both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis have proven the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in reducing the risk of stroke. The aim of this prospective non-randomizing cohort study was to determine the incidence of carotid arteries restenosis after CEA as well as to ascertain the clinical and etiological characteristics for the development of restenosis. Treatment data from 178 KBC Rijeka patients that had undergone CEA in the period 1.

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy of ureteral stone in a patient with en bloc kidney transplantation: a case report.

We report a case of ureterolithiasis in a patient with an en bloc kidney transplantation, using extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). The patient presented with asymptomatic macrohematuria. Computed tomography revealed a ureteral calculus just below the pyeloureteral junction with hydronephrosis of the medially positioned kidney.

Spontaneous recanalization of internal carotid artery occlusion.

We present a case of spontaneous recanalization of the internal carotid artery (ICA) that occurred in a 51-year-old male patient. The occlusion of the right ICA was asymptomatic and was detected incidentally during imaging of the opposite carotid artery. The patient underwent neuroradiologic analysis and a tapered, flame-like occlusion suggestive of the right ICA dissection was detected.

[Pseudoaneurysm after renal transplantation].

Aims: Renal arterial pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of renal transplantation that often causes a graft loss. A recent successful outcome of the operative treatment and a reappearance of a pseudoaneurysm and a possibility of watchful followup of pseudoaneurysm encouraged us to present our modest experience with pseudoaneurysm after renal transplant.

Material And Methods: In our series of 843 renal transplants performed during 37 years vascular complications were observed in 57 (6.

Vascular complications after 725 kidney transplantations during 3 decades.

Among 725 renal transplantations, the most common vascular complication was arterial stenosis, which was observed in 23 patients (3.17%). The majority of 20 (6.

[Lethal rupture of an echinococcal cyst of the liver].

A 50-year-old man is admitted to the hospital emergency service because of a 24-hour history of right abdominal pain. Ultrasound examination and laboratory tests suggest the perforation of an Echinococcal cyst situated in the subcapsular area of the right hepatic lobe. The patient and his family refuse the recommended hospitalisation and operation and leave the hospital on their own responsibility.

The analysis of population structure based on morphometric dimensions of metacarpal bones (the Island of Krk, Croatia).

The aim of this study was to investigate: 1) a possibility of using the morphometric dimensions of metacarpal bones for approximation of biological distances, and 2) a relationship of biological matrices, based on the morphometric dimensions of metacarpal bones to other biological (dermatoglyphic, genetic), bio-cultural (migration) and geographic variables. The morphometry of the metacarpal bones was performed according to Barnett and Nordin procedure and biological distances were estimated using Mahalanobis D2 method. Population structure was assessed through Mantel's permutation test using E2 genetic distances for classical serogenetic markers, DA genetic distances for HLA, DSW genetic distances for STRs, geographic distances expressed in kilometres, and migration kinship matrix estimated according to the method proposed by Malécot and modified by Morton.

Morphometric dimensions of metacarpal bones in the population structure analysis (island of Krk, Croatia).

The population structure analysis by means of the osteometric dimensions of metacarpal bones in the population groups of the northern Adriatic island of Krk, Croatia was performed. The sample consisted of randomly sampled adult islanders (94 males and 79 females) aged from 18 to 85 years from six villages of the island of Krk. "Biological distances" were estimated by the Mahalanobis D2 analysis for bone length (L), total diaphysis width (T) and medullary canal width (M) dimensions of the second left metacarpal bone.