Neurological Comorbidity Is a Predictor of Death in Covid-19 Disease: A Cohort Study on 576 Patients.

Prognosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients with vascular risk factors, and certain comorbidities is worse. The impact of chronic neurological disorders (CND) on prognosis is unclear. We evaluated if the presence of CND in Covid-19 patients is a predictor of a higher in-hospital mortality.

Posttraumatic giant renal pseudoaneurysm.

Renal artery pseudoaneurysms secondary to blunt abdominal trauma are uncommon. We report a giant renal pseudoaneurysm, diagnosed by computerized tomography 5 months after a blunt trauma, which was confirmed by catheter angiography and treated with selective embolization.

Nasolacrimal stents in the treatment of epiphora: long-term results.

Purpose: Assessment of the long-term results achieved with use of nasolacrimal stents in the treatment of epiphora caused by obstruction of the lacrimal apparatus. The role of stents in treating this condition is evaluated.

Materials And Methods: From February 1997 to April 1999, a total of 89 procedures to insert nasolacrimal stents were performed in 77 patients (20 men, 57 women; mean age, 53 years).