Left brachiocephalic venous occlusion with spontaneous arteriovenous fistula presenting with severe edema in left upper extremity and face: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: The coexistence of central venous occlusion and arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) is rare among non-dialysis patients. Herein, we describe a case of left brachiocephalic venous occlusion with spontaneous AVF, presenting with severe edema in left upper extremity and face.

Case Presentation: A 90-year-old woman presented to our hospital with gradually worsening edema in her left arm and face for eight years.

Treatment of infected thoracic aortic aneurysm with combined abscess debridement and stent-graft wrapping using pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flaps after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Background: Open thoracic surgery (with infected lesion removal, prosthetic graft replacement, and pedicled tissue flap) has remained the main treatment for infected thoracic aortic aneurysms to date. Recent reports have highlighted good prognostic outcomes with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. However, thoracic endovascular aortic repair for infected thoracic aortic aneurysms is associated with an exacerbation of infection due to residual infected tissues.

Aortic injury repair in a patient with situs inversus totalis and dextrocardia.

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) with dextrocardia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. We herein describe a blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) in a patient with SIT and dextrocardia. An 18-year-old girl who was injured by a fall presented to our hospital.

Diagnosis and treatment of isolated celiac artery dissection following blunt trauma: A case report.

Introduction: Celiac artery (CA) dissection due to blunt abdominal trauma is extremely rare and, as such, the clinical features of this potentially life-threatening injury have not been clearly defined, nor have treatment strategies been established.

Presentation Of Case: We describe the case of a 61-year-old man who presented to our emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. Although the patient did not report abdominal pain, enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed CA dissection.

Coronary Artery Embolism Caused by BioGlue Surgical Adhesive After Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair.

Coronary artery embolism due to BioGlue surgical adhesive after repair of type A acute aortic dissection is a rare condition. We report a case of BioGlue coronary artery embolism after type A acute aortic dissection repair confirmed using intravascular ultrasound imaging and pathological examination. It was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Herniation of the transverse colon into the mediastinum after the use of an omental flap for mediastinitis.

We describe a rare complication, transverse colon herniation into the mediastinum, after the use of an omental flap. Adequate separation of the transverse colon from the omental flap and ensuring that the incision in the diaphragm is as small as possible are important preventive measures.

Endovascular Therapy for Distal Superior Mesenteric Artery Mycotic Aneurysms due to Infective Endocarditis.

To report 3 patients with infective endocarditis who underwent transcatheter arterial embolization for mycotic aneurysm of the distal superior mesenteric artery (SMA). Three men (60, 64, and 65 years old) were diagnosed with infective endocarditis. Antibiotics were initiated immediately after admission and continued for several weeks to months.

Successful transcatheter arterial embolization of a ruptured right gastroepiploic artery aneurysm: A case report.

Background: Gastroepiploic artery aneurysms (GEAAs) are extremely rare. Ruptured GEAAs are related to high mortality and often treated by open surgery. We describe a case of a ruptured right GEAA that was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE).

Primary aortoduodenal fistula: A case report and review of literature.

Background: Primary aortoduodenal fistula (PADF) is an abnormal connection between the aorta and the duodenum and is a life-threatening condition. It is a very rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, which often leads to delay in its diagnosis. Prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment are crucial to improve the outcome of patients with PADF.

Infective endocarditis associated with : A case series.

Organisms in the genus are cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis. infective endocarditis is being increasingly reported worldwide; however, reports from Japan are limited. Here, we report five cases of infective endocarditis associated with .

Mitral valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus.

Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a relatively rare sterile verrucous vegetative lesion observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) patients. Most patients with this condition are asymptomatic. Here we report a case of a 46-year-old woman with APLS secondary to SLE complicated with frequent thromboembolic events due to a mitral valve mass.