Spondylodiscitis and an aortic aneurysm due to Campylobacter coli.

Campylobacter coli is a rare cause of bacteremia. We report here the first case of C.coli spondylodiscitis complicated by an aortic aneurysm.

Renal vein ostium wall invasion of renal cell carcinoma with an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: prediction by renal and vena caval vein diameters and prognostic significance.

Purpose: We determined whether renal vein ostium wall invasion could be predicted by renal vein and inferior vena cava diameter on imaging. We also determined whether it is a prognostic factor for recurrence and survival after radical nephrectomy and thrombus ablation for renal cell carcinoma with an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.

Materials And Methods: From January 2000 to January 2006 nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma was performed in 446 patients, of whom 32 (7.

Midterm results of endoluminal stent grafting of the thoracic aorta.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall outcome of repair of thoracic aortic lesions with endoluminal grafts. Patients were studied prospectively following the implantation of a thoracic endovascular device. Preoperative imaging was performed by helical computed tomography (CT), angiography, transesophageal ultrasonography, or magnetic resonance imaging.

Iatrogenic iliac artery rupture and type a dissection after endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection.

We report a case of two iatrogenic complications after endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection treated for abdominal aortic branch ischemia. A rupture of the common iliac artery occurred first during the procedure. A type A dissection occurred 12 days later.