Hybrid Procedure for Coexistence of Coarctation of the Aorta and Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can either present alone as an isolated condition or in association with other aortic arch or cardiac anomalies. One percent of patients with CoA have concomitant an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). We report the case of a 35-year-old woman with uncontrolled hypertension who was found to have CoA and ARSA.

Hybrid treatment of dysphagia lusoria: right carotid to subclavian bypass and endovascular insertion of an Amplatzer II Vascular Plug.

Compression of the esophagus by a retroesophageal aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is a rare cause of dysphagia. We present the case of a 47-year-old female with symptoms of progressive dysphagia diagnosed with dysphagia lusoria using barium swallow and contrast computed tomography and successfully treated with a hybrid procedure: right carotid to subclavian bypass and endovascular insertion of an Amplatzer II Vascular Plug through the right superficial femoral artery. We consider this approach safer, less invasive and more complete to avoid recurrent dysphagia.

Malignant paraganglioma (multiple, multicentric and metastatic) in a female patient with family history of paraganglioma.

Malignant paragangliomas are rare, but may occur especially in patients with familial forms of the disease. We present the case of a 23 year old woman diagnosed with bilateral carotid paraganglioma with distant and local metastases, associated to a family history of paraganglioma and we present a literature review.

[Intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in patients with acute pancreatitis].

Background: Intra-abdominal pressure rises in some circumstances and can cause abdominal compartment syndrome. Severe acute pancreatitis frequently causes abdominal compartment syndrome.

Objective: Our objective was to identify the relationship between severity of pancreatitis and abdominal pressure.