Multiple Renal Infarctions in Spontaneous Double Renal Artery Dissection: A Case Report.

As spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare cause of abdominal pain, bilateral dissection is an extremely rare event. Only approximately two hundred cases of SRAD have been reported in the literature. The diagnosis is often delayed due to the rarity of the disease and non-specific clinical presentations such as flank pain, hypertension, fever, nausea, vomiting, and hematuria, which can be often misdiagnosed as a genito-urinary infection or gastrointestinal or bowel disease.

Twig-like middle cerebral artery in a case of neurofibromatosis type 1.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder with multisystemic involvement, affecting central nervous system, skin, bone system and vessels, with a very heterogeneous clinical presentation. Vascular abnormalities are typically recognized in neurofibromatosis type 1 affecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. The incidence of circle of Willis anomalies in children with NF1 is twofold higher than in general population.

Stent-grafting of the thoracic aorta: feasibility and early results in acute and chronic lesions.

Background And Aims: Conventional surgery of the thoracic aorta is frequently associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Here we present treatment of surgical pathologies of the thoracic aorta using a less invasive endovascular approach.

Methods: From January 2000 to May 2004, 51 patients (mean age 62.