Mesenteric revascularisation in a young patient with antiphospholipid syndrome and fibromuscular dysplasia: report of a case and review of the literature.

Fibromuscular dysplasia or fibromuscular hyperplasia is a rare non-atherosclerotic and non-inflammatory vascular disease that primarily involves medium-size and small arteries, most commonly the renal and carotid arteries, and less frequently the vertebral, iliac, subclavian or visceral arteries (mesenteric, hepatic, splenic). Antiphospholipid syndrome is one of the most commonly acquired hypercoagulable states, defined by the association of laboratory evidence of anti-phospholipid antibodies with arterial or venous thrombosis or recurrent pregnancy losses. The presence of these antibodies is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic phenomena, including peripheral thrombophlebitis, pulmonary thromboembolism, stroke, retinal artery occlusion, myocardial infarction, placental thrombosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome.

[Spontaneous rupture of the femoral artery after radiotherapy: a case report].

Radiation-induced arteriopathy is a well-known disease whose incidence is not known and which usually arises chronically many years after radiation therapy. When it arises acutely, spontaneous rupture or, more rarely, thrombosis of the involved vessel may occur. Spontaneous rupture can occur within 4 to 32 weeks of radiotherapy, and usually affects the carotid artery involved in radiotherapy of the neck and head.

Abdominal aortic endograft infection: report of two cases and review of the literature.

Endovascular prosthesis infection after exclusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare, dramatic event and its diagnosis and treatment are extremely complex. This particular complication has been less well explored in the literature than others such as endoleaks, migration or stent rupture. The incidence of aorto-iliac stent-graft infection is almost 0.

[Treatment of the peritoneal carcinomatosis by cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (IHPC): postoperative morbidity and mortality and short-term follow-up].

Background: In order to treat the peritoneal carcinomatosis from abdominal neoplasms has been recently proposed complete peritonectomy associated with IntraPeritoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (IHPC).

Aim Of The Study: Estimate of postoperative morbidity and mortality and short-term outcome.

Methods: Twenty-four patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis or positive cytology at peritoneal washing were treated in our Department from January 2005 to October 2007.

[Endovascular treatment (EVAR) in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms and synchronous neoplasms].

The association between abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and cancer is becoming more and more frequent, giving rise to several questions regarding the therapeutic and surgical management strategies for both diseases. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the treatment of choice for complex and high-risk patients. In this study we reviewed our experience with patients concomitantly affected by any type of cancer and AAA treated by EVAR at our institution over the last six years.