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Background: Traumatic arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare entities, especially when referring to visceral arterioportal AVFs. Currently, there are no large epidemiological studies looking specifically at traumatic visceral AVFs. When traumatic AVFs have been discussed in the literature, it is in the form of case reports or case series and focused on peripheral AVFs.
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December 2024
Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm may pose significant risk for reoperative repair. We describe an 18-year-old man who presented with bacteremia and a large, mycotic ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm 3 months after redo cardiac surgery. A covered stent graft sealed the pseudoaneurysm neck and facilitated safe reentry into the mediastinum.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Liver transplant may be necessary to manage infectious complications from severe structural biliary disease. In this report, we describe a 71-year-old woman with history of coil-embolized hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm who subsequently developed biliary obstruction resulting from coil erosion into the common hepatic duct. Resultant complications included recurrent cholangitis, bacteremia, and numerous hepatic abscesses.
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January 2025
Urology, Ranchi Urology Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Pseudoaneurysm is a common vascular abnormality marked by arterial wall disruption, with complications that can arise unpredictably and carry high morbidity and mortality rates. This case study emphasises the management of recurrent haematuria and clot retention in a young man presenting to the emergency department. It underscores the importance of early recognition and management of recurrent haematuria and clot retention caused by pseudoaneurysm, emphasising the critical role of multidisciplinary collaboration in optimising patient outcomes.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Background: Hepatic artery infusion pump (HAIP) chemotherapy is a locoregional treatment for intrahepatic malignancies. HAIPs are surgically implanted, and the catheter tip is typically inserted into a ligated gastroduodenal artery stump. Potential complications at the catheter insertion site include dehiscence, pseudoaneurysm or extravasation, and adjacent hepatic arterial stenosis and thrombosis.
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