A review of surgically treated patients with obstruction after stenting in the femoropopliteal artery region.

In this study, we retrospectively reviewed 36 cases that required surgical treatment in the femoropopliteal regions (46 regions) because of the development of obstructions after stent placement in these patients. Of the 46, stents were placed in 37 involved regions (80.4%) that included the common femoral and popliteal arteries; such as the common femoral, entire length of superficial femoral, or popliteal arteries, and the anastomosis site created during femoropopliteal (prosthetic graft) bypass surgeries (Group A).

Inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm: case report and literature review.

An inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) aneurysm is the rarest among visceral artery aneurysms. A 69-year-old man was referred to our hospital with an asymptomatic IMA aneurysm associated with occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and celiac artery (CA). After revascularization of the SMA with an 8-mm expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) graft, the aneurysm was resected, and the IMA was reconstructed.

Examination of Difference in the Proximal Anastomotic Site for Crus, Ankle Bypass: Common Femoral Artery vs Below the Knee Popliteal Artery.

Objective: We evaluated the outcomes of bypass surgery for revascularization in cases of critical limb ischemia with the distal anastomotic site at or below the ankle; we focused on the differences in outcomes between 2 groups having different proximal anastomotic sites.

Patients And Methods: Out of 270 cases diagnosed with critical limb ischemia from January 2003 to October 2009, bypass surgeries with the distal anastomotic site at or below the ankle were performed on the limbs of 69 patients (75 limbs). These cases were classified on the basis of the proximal anastomotic sites: group F (n = 50) where the common femoral artery was the proximal anastomotic site and group P (n = 25) where the below-knee popliteal artery was the site.

Pilonidal sinus in Japan maritime self-defense force at Yokosuka.

Pilonidal sinus is known to be common among soldiers but not among Asian individuals. Few reports have discussed the occurrence of pilonidal sinus in the navy. We analyzed the incidence and etiological factors of 12 cases (11 patients, with 1 recurrence) of pilonidal sinus diagnosed between 1998 and 2004 in Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka.