Hemorrhage due to a ruptured pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm is potentially fatal. We describe a case of a 51-year-old man, incidentally diagnosed with an inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm associated with probable congenital hypoplasia of the celiac axis and its branches. Considering the rupture risk, we performed an ilio-hepatic artery bypass with an autologous vein graft and aneurysmorrhaphy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by respiratory distress and/or hypoxia developing in the sitting/upright position, which is relieved in the recumbent position. This syndrome is known to have an intracardiac shunt as its primary etiology. Here, we report the case of a patient who was found to have POS without an intracardiac shunt while recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aberrant arterial aneurysm with pulmonary sequestration is rare. Here, we report about a 35-year-old man who had no symptoms related to pulmonary sequestration. Computed tomography revealed an aberrant arterial aneurysm with an 18 mm in diameter with intralobar pulmonary sequestration, which gradually increased in size to 27 mm over 5 years.
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