Transluminal angioplasty for recurrent stenosis after carotid endarterectomy. Prognostic factors and indications.

Over a 15-month period ending in July 1992, 9 patients (7 male, 2 female; mean age 67 years) with recurrent stenosis of the internal carotid artery underwent transluminal angioplasty (TLA). The mean interval between endarterectomy and treatment of recurrent stenosis was 45 months (range: 9 to 84 months). All patients were symptomatic except one with extensive bilateral carotid dysplasia.

[Radial paralysis of the arm after muscular effort. 4 case reports. Clinical and physiopathological study].

Radial palsy following muscular effort is uncommon and often related to a fibrous arch at the lower part of the humeral groove; they usually resolve spontaneously. In the absence of improvement, operation consists of neurolysis and resection of the fibrous arch; nerve graft is rarely necessary even in cases of severe hourglass compression.

False aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to Brucella suis.

A 48-year-old man presented with a fissured false aneurysms of the abdominal aorta due to Brucella suis. Clinical findings were lumbosciatic pain, fever, and sudation. Diagnosis was reached through abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan and arteriograms.