Isolated External Iliac Artery Aneurysm with Fibromuscular Dysplasia.

Isolated aneurysms of the external iliac artery are rare in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia. In this study, we report the case of a 74-year-old man with advanced gastric cancer who was found to have a medium-sized aneurysm of the external iliac artery (35 mm) on preoperative computed tomography angiograms. The patient underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy followed by replacement of the external iliac artery 6 months later.

Efficacy of early anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism in polytrauma patients in the acute phase.

Objective: To determine whether antithrombotic therapy with warfarin is effective and safe in patients who developed venous thromboembolism in the acute stage of polytrauma, which is associated with bleeding risk.

Method: A retrospective study of 11 patients (8 males, 3 females; mean age, 39.8 years; injury severity score, 30.