Radiotherapy-related axillary arteriopathy.

Treatment of breast cancer involves surgery, then perhaps radiation, hormonal or chemotherapy. Radiation-induced arterial injury is a well-known entity that represents a rare cause of arterial occlusion. We present the case of a 76-year old woman who complained of a severe intermittent claudication of the right upper limb.

Abdominal aortic occlusion of young adults.

The occlusion of the infrarenal aorta is a rare event, which is potentially life threatening. We present the case of a heavy smoking, 35-year-old woman who was referred to the emergency department of our hospital because of sudden abdominal pain and urinary incontinence. She also complained of a two-year history of bilateral intermittent claudication.

Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery.

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) is a rare condition caused by a cystic abnormality of the adventitia. It is most commonly found in young or middle-aged adults without significant risk factors for peripheral arterial disease. The disease usually affects the popliteal artery and can present with intermittent claudication.

Successful embolization of a suprascapular artery aneurysm.

A 45-year-old woman was referred to our service because 9 months earlier she had developed a pulsating mass on the right supraclavicular fossa and torticollis. Ultrasounds and computed tomographic arteriography showed the presence of a subclavian collateral artery aneurysm with a diameter of 21 mm. On selective arteriography, an aneurysm of a suprascapular artery arising directly from the right subclavian artery was reported.

Acute thrombosis of external iliac artery secondary to endofibrosis.

Iliac endofibrosis is a rare condition caused by chronic wall stress and a subsequent progressive fibrosis that usually affects the external iliac artery. It can present with intermittent claudication and is most commonly found in young athletes without significant risk factors for peripheral arterial disease. We present a case of acute thrombosis of the external iliac artery secondary to endofibrosis in a 38-year-old cyclist and describe the treatment options.

Native aortic valve thrombosis: a rare cause of acute ischemia of the lower limb.

Spontaneous native aortic valve thrombosis is an uncommon event occurring after heart valve disease, during cardiac catheterization, bacterial endocarditis, or as a hypercoagulative state as in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman in whom thrombi developed on a native aortic valve with no predisposing cause. The thrombi were responsible for recurrent lower limb ischemia.

Gene therapy for chronic peripheral arterial disease: what role for the vascular surgeon?

The incidence of peripheral arterial disease is rising and despite advances in clinical management, many problems remain unsolved. Better knowledge of the mechanisms and consequences associated with chronic muscle ischemia has opened the way for development of new treatment strategies, including therapeutic angiogenesis. Therapeutic angiogenesis is a promising technique based on experimental studies showing that growth factors or genes able to increase capillary density can be used to reduce the impact of muscle ischemia and increase blood flow to ischemic tissue.

[Our experience with Van Cleefs clips. Analysis of middle-term results].

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Van Cleef's intervention, performed in operating theater with a road mapping X-ray to document the procedure. Between January 1999 and April 2001, 35 patients and 38 legs were treated with our surgical technique. Mean follow-up was 42.

Autogenous valve reconstruction technique for post-thrombotic reflux.

Post-thrombotic reflux in deep veins of the lower extremities cannot be treated by in situ valvuloplasty because of valve degeneration. The outcome of transplantation and transposition of segments with valves is controversial. From feasibility tests in animals and fresh human cadavers we have developed an autogenous valve reconstruction technique.

[Villous adenoma of the duodenum. Apropos of a case].

We report a case of recurrent villous tumors (1989-1995) of the second duodenum. The diagnosis of these rare tumors was obtained by endoscopy. Risk of recurrence and degeneration raise the question of surgical or endoscopic treatment.

[Leiomyoblastoma of the stomach. Diagnosis and therapy].

Leiomyoblastoma is a rare tumour of the stomach which general by develops in an exogastric location. We report a case in a 60-year-old patient who was seen for dark stools and acute anaemia. The tumour was located in the antrum and developed into the endogastric mucosa with ulceration.

[Cockett's syndrome caused by an ectopic kidney. Apropos of two cases].

Two original cases of Cockett's syndrome caused by an ectopic and/or malformed kidney are reported. Intravenous pyelography and computed tomography allow establishing the diagnosis. The choice of the therapy depends on the patency of the left common iliac vein.

Treatment of stage II chronic arterial disease of the lower limbs with the serotonergic antagonist naftidrofuryl: results after 6 months of a controlled, multicenter study.

A study was carried out in patients with intermittent claudication (Fontaine's stage II). The atheromatous origin of the disease was confirmed and localized by angiography or Doppler. One hundred eight-three patients were selected initially (day -30) with a pain-free walking distance on a treadmill (at a speed of 3 km/h and a slope of 10%) ranging from 150 to 300 m.

[Surgical results of renal transplantation (62 cases) (author's transl)].

Over a period of 16 months, 62 renal transplantations were carried out by the same medicosurgical team. The follow-up period being 3 months for the most recent cases, 57 patients are still alive and 44 grafts are functional. No surgical complication was the cause of loss of a graft and even less so that of a transplanted patient.