Abdominal aortic aneurysm in association with a congenital pelvic horseshoe kidney: sentinel report and technical consideration.

A case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the presence of a congenital pelvic horseshoe kidney is described and the technical approach discussed. Renal function was preserved by 'double clamping' during the proximal anastomosis and infusing cold crystalloid into cannulated renal arteries originating from the aneurysm sac.

Duplication of the vermiform appendix.

In this brief report, the authors present a case of duplication of the vermiform appendix with appendicitis occurring in both appendices and causing small bowel obstruction.

Regional distribution in the mouse of proteins homologous to artery-specific antigenic proteins (ASAPs).

We have reported the sequences of four novel proteins derived from extracts of human aortic tissue and a cDNA library from human aortic adventitia. These proteins are immunoreactive with serum immunoglobulins from patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), and they have homologies of amino acid sequence with microfibrillar proteins of connective tissue. We are reporting separately that two of these proteins are artery-specific antigenic proteins (ASAPs) in man.

Peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis after laparoscopic-assisted anterior resection for early rectal cancer: report of a case.

Minimally invasive colon surgery has been shown to be both technically feasible and a safe alternative to laparotomy. Its efficacy for the curative resection of colorectal cancer, however, remains controversial. Of major concern are the increasing reports of port-site recurrence after use of laparoscopic techniques in malignant disease.