Publications by authors named "David Torres Cortes"

Paraganglioma of the middle mediastinum has a prevalence of 1%-2% of paragangliomas and less than 1% of mediastinal masses. It is generally asymptomatic and can easily be confused with other pathologies. The following is the case of a 50-year-old patient who, as an incidental finding, documented an injury between the aorta and the pulmonary artery, hypervascularized, which was embolized prior to surgery, which facilitated the complete resection of the lesion by sternotomy.

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Background: Persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a congenital malformation due to incomplete involution during the embryonic period. Its etiology is unknown, with an estimated incidence of 0.02 - 0.

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