Bilateral Pretibial Varices with Intraosseous Venous Drainage Anomaly: A Case Report.

We report the case of a 35-year-old male patient who complained of right anteromedial leg pain, after an intensive sport exercise. At physical examination, internal pretibial soft tissue swelling containing prominent painful varices was found. Color Doppler ultrasound, radiographic examinations, followed by CT and MR complementary investigation, were performed.

Traumatic Rupture of a Duodenal Diverticulum: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Duodenal diverticula are relatively common and usually asymptomatic (95%). Their perforation is a rare but harmful event. Traumatic perforation is exceptional.

Mycotic aneurysm of the right iliac artery: imaging diagnosis and correlation with pathological findings.

We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented at the emergency department with hypogastric pain, fever, clinical signs of sepsis and a critical inflammation syndrome in her blood test values. CT-scan of the abdomen demonstrated an infected aneurysm of the right iliac artery. The patient underwent surgery with a favorable outcome.

Influence of respiratory cycle on proximal renal artery motion: an angiographic study in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair.

Background: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the influence of respiratory cycle on proximal renal artery (RA) motion in twenty consecutive patients with abdominal aneurysm and the potential impact on endograft deployment during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

Methods: Prior to the device introduction, a preoperative angiography to define the location of the RAs was performed by a calibrated pigtail catheter. A measuring tape on the table served as the reference point for all measurements.

Spinal cord stimulation. New regulation of national health insurance.

Since January 1, 2008, the Belgian national health insurance (INAMI/RIZIV) edited a new agreement for the prolongation of the pilot-study on spinal cord stimulation for chronic critical unreconstructable lower limb ischemia. After a short introduction and a summary of the results of the initial Belgian pilot study (2000-2005) on spinal cord stimulation, the official new text is now published in both languages.