A case of deep femoral artery aneurysm found with superficial femoral artery aneurysm.

Deep femoral artery (DFA) aneurysms are extremely rare cases of aneurysms that are difficult to diagnose. The objective of this report was to discuss the timing and method of surgery for this disease. We encountered an asymptomatic left DFA aneurysm that was discovered along with a symptomatic aneurysm of the right superficial femoral artery (SFA).

Two operative cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm with isolated dissection of the abdominal aorta.

Isolated abdominal aortic dissection (IAAD) co-occurring with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is rather rare. The objective of this report was to discuss the adequate timing and method of surgery for this condition. We encountered two operative cases, for which we carefully considered the timing and method of surgery.

A case of cystic adventitial disease of the poplitealartery: selection of incision of the cyst wall overvessel replacement.

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD), a rare arterial disorder, can cause localized arterial stenosis or obstruction. A 55-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of left lower leg pain and paleness when bending the left knee. The patient was diagnosed with CAD of the left popliteal artery based on imaging examinations.

Pacemaker system replacement under local anesthesia allowing MRI access 7 years after the initial surgery: Two case reports.

Older pacemaker systems, which are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) incompatible, require replacement with compatible systems when patients are in need of MRI. Replacement involves extraction of the pacing lead, which is usually done with a laser sheath under general anesthesia. We report two cases of complete pacing system replacements allowing patient access to MRI.

Morgagni hernia treated by reduced port surgery.

Introduction: The laparoscopic repair of a rare diaphragmatic Morgagni hernia using the reduced port approach is described.

Presentation Of Case: An 85-year-old female presented with a 2 days history of upper abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite. We diagnosed her condition as a Morgagni hernia by morphological studies and performed laparoscopic mesh placement with a multi-channel port and 12-mm port.

A stand-up collar around the saphenous vein graft.

We present a technique of a stand-up collar around the saphenous vein graft using a pedicled fat pad flap. This procedure is simple and effective to avoid kinking in a graft that was proximally anastomosed with an automatic device and to maintain the graft in its natural position.

[Simultaneous operation of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and Y-grafting through median laparotomy incision; report of a case].

A 57-year-old man with both coronary artery disease and iliofemoral occlusive lesions was successfully operated with a combined revascularization procedure. Through a median laparotomy incision, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) using the right gastroepiploic artery and aorto-bifemoral bypass were performed simultaneously. The patient recovered well and experienced neither angina nor intermittent claudication.

Detection of repolarization abnormalities in patients with cardiomyopathy using current vector mapping technique on magnetocardiogram.

Objectives: We have previously developed current vector maps of tangential components on the magnetocardiogram (MCG) to obtain cardiac current distribution images. The present study was conducted to detect repolarization abnormalities in patients with cardiomyopathy using the current vector map.

Subjects And Methods: Thirteen patients with cardiomyopathy (nine males and four females aged 7-16 years, mean, 11.

Evaluation of myocardial ischemia in Kawasaki disease using an isointegral map on magnetocardiogram.

The authors have recently reported on the usefulness of the isointegral mapping technique using magnetocardiography (MCG) for the diagnosis of adult ischemic heart disease. This study evaluated myocardial ischemia in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). The ischemia has been considered difficult to diagnose with a standard ECG.

Visualization of atrial excitation by magnetocardiogram.

We tried to visualize normal atrial excitatory process by magnetocardiogram (MCG) measured from both anterior chest and back using our newest multi-channel SQUID system. Twenty normal subjects were studied. After measuring the normal (B(z)) component of the magnetic field, we constructed an isomagnetic and vector arrow map from spatial derivatives of the normal (B(z)) component in the tangential direction.