Post-traumatic giant fistula between the aorta and the left renal vein: a case report.

A unique case of post-traumatic aorto-left renal vein fistula (ALRVF) is presented. Some specific features of diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic and postaneurysm ALRVF are discussed. The importance of careful planning of the operative strategy is emphasized because substantial blood loss may lead to serious intraoperative complications and frequently necessitates autohemotransfusion.

Transthoracic reconstructions of the innominate artery with atherosclerotic occlusions.

Background: Literature reports concerning transthoracic reconstructive operations of the innominate artery (IA) are rare.

Methods: Six men and one woman aged from 48 to 64 years were operated on -- all of them had atherosclerotic IA lesions. Some of them had additional vascular disease such as coronary atherosclerotic lesions in one patient, another one had chronic arterial ischemia (CM) of the lower extremities and one patient underwent a stroke.

New method and device for assessment of functional capacity of upper extremity with chronic ischemia.

Background: The aim of this study is to establish an objective diagnostic method, through which the functional capacity of the upper extremity with chronic ischemia could be best assessed.

Methods: For a 9-year period (1986-1994) 74 patients suffering Arterial Occlusive Disease (AOD) of the upper extremity with chronic ischemia were treated. Fifty five of them (74.