Recurrent infections related to an extruded ureteral stone in case of spontaneous ureteral rupture.

Spontaneous rupture of the ureter is a rare entity most commonly a result of ureteral stone disease. Despite the overall low prevalence, the diagnosis should be considered so appropriate imaging and management can be performed without delay. Although treatment has shifted towards more minimally invasive intervention and conservative management, open surgical intervention should be considered in certain situations to mitigate the risk of long-term complications.

Friction-lowering capabilities and human subject preferences for a hydrophilic surface coating on latex substrates: implications for increasing condom usage.

Personal lubricants can increase user satisfaction with male condoms by reducing friction and yielding a slippery sensation. However, lubricants pose disadvantages of dilution in physiologic fluids and sloughing away over repeated articulations. To address these drawbacks, a latex surface modification, which becomes lubricious in the presence of physiologic fluid, has been developed and evaluated.

Redefining Budd-Chiari syndrome: A systematic review.

Aim: To re-examine whether hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) (classical Budd-Chiari syndrome) and hepatic vena cava-Budd Chiari syndrome (HVC-BCS) are the same disorder.

Methods: A systematic review of observational studies conducted in adult subjects with primary BCS, hepatic vein outflow tract obstruction, membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVC), obliterative hepatocavopathy, or HVT during the period of January 2000 until February 2015 was conducted using the following databases: Cochrane Library, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed and Scopus.

Results: Of 1299 articles identified, 26 were included in this study.

Endovascular management of thrombosed axillary artery to right atrium hemodialysis graft.

Purpose: To describe the salvage of a left axillary artery to right atrium hemodialysis graft using endovascular techniques.

Case Report: A 54-year-old man with multiple arteriovenous graft failures presented with a thrombosed left axillary artery to right atrium Gore-tex hemodialysis graft. The graft was salvaged using rheolytic catheter thrombectomy, mechanical thrombectomy, balloon angioplasty, and stenting.

Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm with symptomatic mediastinal hematoma.

Purpose: To discuss the rare finding of bronchial artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms as well as describing available endovascular treatment options.

Case Report: A 61-year-old male presented to the emergency department and was found to have a paraesophageal hematoma and 1cm bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm. The patient was taken for successful endovascular exclusion by embolization.

Ultrasound-guided needle localization to aid foreign body removal in pediatric patients.

Patients with podiatric foreign body injury commonly present to the emergency department. Often, the foreign object cannot be easily located or removed, and radiographs are frequently obtained to aid in localization. In cases requiring tissue dissection to remove the foreign bodies, accurate localization is required for safe removal of small and difficult to visualize bodies.

Conservative management of iatrogenic superior vena cava (SVC) perforation after attempted dialysis catheter placement: case report and literature review.

A 68-year-old male with end-stage renal disease, congestive heart failure, and facial and bilateral arm swelling was referred for placement of a tunneled dialysis catheter. Distal left subclavian vein access was obtained. The procedure was complicated by iatrogenic perforation of the superior vena cava (SVC).

Endovascular management of anastomotic blowout of proper hepatic to common hepatic artery saphenous vein bypass with coil embolization and hepatic artery stent placement.

Mesenteric and visceral artery pseudoaneurysms in the abdomen are a relatively rare complication after abdominal surgery. It is a complication primarily associated with pancreatic and hepatobiliary surgery, trauma, iatrogenic causes and inflammatory diseases. Regardless of etiology, visceral artery pseudoaneurysms of the abdomen reportedly occur only in 0.

Incapacitating pelvic congestion syndrome in a patient with a history of May-Thurner syndrome and left ovarian vein embolization.

Background: The aim of this article is to report a rare case of unresolved incapacitating pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) in a patient with a history of May-Thurner syndrome previously treated with stenting and left ovarian vein embolization. Additionally, this article highlights the role of pelvic venography in patients with PCS and reviews the coexistence.

Methods: A 32-year-old woman was referred to us for the evaluation of recurrent pelvic pain and dyspareunia requiring analgesics.

Symptomatic fibromuscular dysplasia of the external iliac artery.

The aim of this article is to report a case of symptomatic fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) involving the external iliac arteries (EIAs). An 88-year-old woman was admitted to the vascular service, with a painful right posterior ankle ulcer that had progressively worsened during the course of a month. Her medical history included diabetes and hypertension.

Unintended coil migration into the right ventricle during the right ovarian vein coil embolization.

Purpose: The aim of this article is to report a rare case of unintended coil migration into the right (Rt) ventricle.

Materials And Methods: A 36-year-old Brazilian female was referred to us for the evaluation of pelvic pain. Venous duplex ultrasound findings were consistent with incompetent venous systems of right lower extremity (RLE).

Collapse of Viabahn stent-graft secondary to rheolytic thrombectomy: a rare complication of the AngioJet device.

There is increased use of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of occluded dialysis access. The AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy device is one such device available. Reports have shown safety and efficacy of these techniques with relatively few complications.

Percutaneous management of segmental pulmonary artery aneurysm in a patient without pulmonary artery hypertension.

Purpose: The aim of this article is to report the percutaneous management of a case of idiopathic segmental pulmonary artery aneurysm (SPAA) in a patient without pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Materials And Methods: A 69-year-old female was referred for the evaluation of an incidental finding of a solitary right pulmonary nodule on chest radiograph (CR). Chest computed tomography and pulmonary arteriogram findings were consistent with a solitary SPAA.

Lymphangiography in the diagnosis and localization of various chyle leaks.

Purpose: Chyle leaks are rare entities infrequently encountered by most physicians. However, large centers providing advanced surgical care are inevitably confronted with chyle leaks as a complication of surgery, an extension of disease, or as a primary disorder. Regardless of the etiology, proper diagnosis and localization are paramount in the management of any chyle leak.

Lymphangiography in the diagnosis, localization, and treatment of a lymphaticopelvic fistula causing chyluria: a case report.

We present a 25-year-old man with chyluria resulting from a posttraumatic, postinflammatory lymphaticopelvic fistula. This aberrant connection between the lymphatic system and the urinary tract is rarely seen in the United States and can be difficult to diagnose. In this particular case, lymphangiography and postprocedure computed tomography (CT) imaging were used to diagnose and localize a fistula involving the right renal pedicle lymphatics and right urinary collecting system.

Self-expanding silicone stent for treatment of postoperative colorectal stricture in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease: a case report.

Benign colorectal strictures can be a complication of intestinal surgery, with limited options for endoscopic intervention. In this report, we describe a case where a removable silicone stent was temporarily placed to successfully treat a benign post operative stricture in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease.