Noninvasive imaging of carotid giant pseudoaneurysm.

Patient And Methods: A 54-year-old man presented an acute stroke in the right middle cerebral artery territory. The carotid duplex ultrasound revealed an aneurismatic mass in the right proximal internal carotid artery (ICA) with a lumen and an organized thrombus inside. The multislice angio-CT (MSACT) showed a giant saccular pseudoaneurysm involving the right ICA.

Long-term results of femoro-femoral crossover bypass after endovascular aortouniiliac repair of abdominal aortic and aortoiliac aneurysms.

Aortouniiliac stent grafts allow the endovascular treatment of complex anatomy aortoiliac aneurysms. The main drawback is the need for femoro-femoral crossover bypass, with its complications and its patency limitations. However, some authors have shown good results of femoro-femoral crossover bypass in aneurysmal disease.

TGF-beta1 upregulation in the aging varicose vein.

Background: Although the etiology of venous insufficiency is not well understood, immune response and aging are beginning to emerge as contributing factors. Factors involved in tissue remodeling such as TGF-beta(1) also seem to play an important role in extracellular matrix production. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between chronic venous insufficiency and TGF-beta(1) examining the latent/mature form of TGF-beta(1) and the presence of mast cells.