Reperfusion Injury-Postendovascular Recanalization in Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia: A Rare Clinical Case Scenario.

Regardless of the number of vessels involved endovascular recanalization of mesenteric vessels is the treatment of choice for chronic mesenteric ischemia. Reperfusion injury post-endovascular recanalization in chronic mesenteric ischemia is a rare clinical scenario as it is mostly encountered in cases of acute mesenteric ischemia. Here in, we describe a case with characteristic clinical and imaging findings of reperfusion syndrome, post-endovascular recanalization of chronically occluded superior mesenteric artery and severely stenosed celiac trunk in a patient with chronic mesenteric ischemia.

Ovarian Artery Embolization in a Case of Refractory Obstetric Hemorrhage.

Transcatheteric pelvic artery embolization (PAE) has now become accepted treatment for obstetric hemorrhage providing us the opportunity to control bleeding and avoiding surgical morbidity, preserving uterus, and subsequent fertility. There is little we can offer to the patient if bleeding persists after obstetric hysterectomy and embolization of bilateral uterine and hypogastric arteries. Here in, we present a case of refractory post obstetric hysterectomy hemorrhage where uterine and internal iliac artery embolization failed to control the bleeding.

Pulmonary nocardiosis--a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompetent patient.

Nocardiosis is localised or disseminated infection caused by soil dwelling aerobic actinomycetes, which habitually enter through the respiratory tract. There has been an increase in the incidence of nocardia species infections probably due to higher degree of clinical suspicion, aggressive diagnostic examinations, increased use of immunosuppressive treatments (chemotherapy agents and immunosuppressive agents) and the appearance of AIDS. Here we are presenting an atypical case of Nocardia asteroides in a 45-years-old immunocompetent female patient presenting with history of cough with scanty expectoration, haemoptysis and fever for 4 months.

Endovascular treatment of a mycotic intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm using a stent graft.

Intracavernous carotid artery mycotic aneurysms are rare and management is determined by clinical presentation. We describe the first documented proximal intracranial mycotic aneurysm treated by a balloon expandable Aneugraft PCS covered stent. An 11-year-old female child presented with acute onset fever, headache, chemosis followed by diplopia, right-sided ptosis with ophthalmoplegia.

The "dot in circle" sign on MRI in maduramycosis: a characteristic finding.

Mycetoma or Maduramycosis is a localized chronic suppurative infection characterized by exuberant granulation tissue, discharging sinuses, and bone involvement later in the course of the disease. Early clinical diagnosis before the appearance of sinuses and grains (aggregates of organism surrounded by granulation tissue, which are discharged from the draining sinuses) is difficult. Delay in diagnosis may lead to amputation of the affected part.

Racial disparity in outcomes of a clinical trial population with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Objectives: Population studies have revealed that black Americans with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have a shorter survival than do white Americans. Differences in socioeconomic status and treatment are frequently cited as the reasons for this disparity. The effect of these social obstacles may be reduced by studying a patient population with advanced RCC enrolled in clinical trials, because patients in these trials are likely to be similar in terms of their access to care, compliance, and performance status.

A phase II study of carboplatin and paclitaxel in adenocarcinoma of unknown primary.

Background: Cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy is commonly used in the treatment of carcinoma of unknown primary site. Paclitaxel has shown promising activity as a single agent in a number of malignancies. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with adenocarcinoma of unknown primary site (ACUP).

Phase II trial of fenretinide in advanced renal carcinoma.

Purpose: Fenretinide, a synthetic form of retinoid, induced apoptosis even in chemotherapy resistant cell lines. A phase II study was hence conducted to evaluate toxicity and efficacy of fenretinide in metastatic renal cancer.

Methods: Eligibility included unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), adequate organ function and Zubrod performance status < or =2.

Efficacy and safety of reteplase for central venous catheter occlusion in patients with cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of reteplase for central venous catheter (CVC) occlusion in patients with cancer.

Materials And Methods: An open-label, single-arm, prospective study was conducted. Reteplase (0.

A phase II study of rebeccamycin analog (NSC-655649) in metastatic renal cell cancer.

Objective: Rebeccamycin analog (NSC-655649) is an antibiotic with antitumor properties demonstrated in preclinical and phase I studies. We conducted a phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of this agent in patients with advanced renal cell cancer (RCC).

Methods: Eligible patients had histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of RCC that was either locally advanced unresectable, locally recurrent, or metastatic.