A case of arteriovenous malformation in the inferior mesenteric artery region resected surgically under intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence imaging.

Introduction And Importance: An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is defined as a vascular malformation with a short, non-capillary communication between the arteries and veins. Most gastrointestinal AVMs are solitary, occurring predominantly in the stomach, small intestine and right colon, and rarely in the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) region.

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with ischemic enteritis two years earlier, and was hospitalized several times with the same diagnosis.

High serum concentrations of soluble E-selectin correlate with obesity but not fat distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Serum concentrations of soluble adhesion molecules, eg, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin are elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, little is known about the role of obesity or abnormal fat distribution in inducing upregulation of adhesion molecules. To investigate this issue, soluble ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin levels were evaluated in 40 obese and 30 nonobese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Vasculo-Behçet's syndrome with widespread arterial involvement.

Abstract An 18-year-old woman with a history of multiple oral ulcers followed by erythema nodosum was admitted to our hospital because of the lack of a pulse in her upper left extremity and occasional dizziness. High C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were detected in her serum. Arterial angiography showed a widespread narrowing of the major arteries, including both carotid arteries, the left vertebral artery, the left subclavian artery (branches of the aortic arch), the abdominal aorta, and left renal arteries.