Safety and Effectiveness of Expandable Intravertebral Implant Use for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures.

Purpose: To determine the safety and effectiveness of an expandable intravertebral implant (Spinejack; Stryker, Kalamazoo, Michigan) as a treatment option for patients with thoracolumbar spine burst fractures without fracture-related neurologic deficit.

Materials And Methods: Imaging studies before and after expandable intravertebral implantation and medical records of 33 patients, 11 (33.3%) men and 22 (66.

Conjoined right hepatic artery from branches of the common hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries: a rare anatomic variant.

Purpose: To describe a previously unreported anatomical variant of the hepatic arterial supply: a conjoined right hepatic artery, formed by branches of the common hepatic artery and gastroduodenal artery.

Method: A 54-year-old female with oligometastatic colorectal cancer with metastases to the liver presented for planning stage arteriography in preparation for Y90 radioembolization.

Results: Arteriography of the common hepatic artery demonstrated bifurcation into a right hepatic artery and gastroduodenal artery.

Postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine artery pseudoaneurysm: A case report.

Background: Uterine artery pseudoaneurysms (UAPs) are a rare life-threatening complication presenting as vaginal bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound doppler scans can diagnose UAPs in the immediate and later postpartum period. This case report highlights UAP management using minimally invasive interventions for fertility preservation.

Gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a continuous-flow biventricular assist device.

The association between continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from angiodysplasia is well recognized. However, the association between continuous-flow biventricular assist devices (CF-BIVADs) and bleeding angiodysplasia is less understood. We report a case of GI bleeding from a patient with a CF-BIVAD.

[Assessment and follow-up of nutritional status in hemodialysis patients].

Malnutrition is common among hemodialysis patients and is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and treatment of malnutrition is essential to improve the outcome of these patients. Nutritional status may be assessed by several clinical markers including dietary records, anthropometric measurements and subjective global assessment.