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Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2023
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran.
Introduction And Importance: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are abnormal connections between arteries and veins. Common signs of AVMs include a pulsating mass, pain, ulceration, bleeding, and tissue necrosis. This case report discusses a rare presentation of an iliac artery aneurysm in a patient with an extensive calf AVM.
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October 2022
Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, AORN "Antonio Cardarelli", Napoli 80131, Italy.
Background: Gastric submucosal arterial collaterals (GSAC) secondary to splenic artery occlusion is an extraordinary rare and potentially life-threatening cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Here, we report a case of massive bleeding from GSAC successfully treated by means of a multidisciplinary minimally invasive approach.
Case Summary: A 60-year-old non-cirrhotic gentleman with a history of arterial hypertension was admitted due to hematemesis.
Ann Afr Med
April 2022
Zenith Medical and Kidney Center, Urology and Kidney Transplant Unit, Gudu, Abuja, Nigeria.
The finding of bilateral congenital common iliac vein anomalies is indeed uncommon. This article presents the case of an 11-year-old boy with end-stage renal disease who had kidney transplantation (KT). At presentation, he was found to have a large superficial vein running from the left groin over the suprapubic area.
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September 2021
Department of Vascular Surgery, Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, 5-9-27 Haruno-machi, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, 805-8527, Japan.
Background: Varicose veins are one of the most common disease; however, secondary varicose veins caused by tricuspid valve regurgitation (TVR) are rare.
Case Presentation: A patient who developed pulsating bleeding from superficial varicose veins due to TVR was successfully treated by endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) of the great saphenous vein (GSV) and repeated foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins. There were no complications, such as rebleeding or recanalization of the GSV during the 1-year follow-up period.
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform
August 2021
Capillary blood pressure (CBP) is the primary driving force for fluid exchange across microvessels. Subclinical systemic venous congestion prior to overt peripheral edema can directly result in elevated peripheral CBP. Therefore, CBP measurements can enable timely edema control in a variety of clinical cases including venous insufficiency, heart failure and so on.
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