Embolization of splenic artery aneurysm associated with gastrointestinal bleeding: case report
The splenic artery is the visceral vessel that is most often affected by aneurysmal disease. Occasionally, gastrointestinal bleeding may signify that the aneurysm is in communication with the digestive tract.
André Luís Foroni Casas +7 more
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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A Rare Case of Jejunal Arterio-Venous Fistula: Treatment with Superselective Catheter Embolization with a Tracker-18 Catheter and Microcoils [PDF]
Arterio-venous fistulas may develop spontaneously, following trauma or infection, or be iatrogenic in nature. We present a rare case of a jejunal arterio- venous fistula in a 35-year-old man with a history of pancreatic head resection that had been ...
Anderson, Suzanne E. +3 more
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“Haemosuccus pancreaticus” is an unusual cause of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding and results from rupture of splenic artery aneurysm into the pancreatic duct.
MK Roy +4 more
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Spontaneous rupture of the right gastroepiploic artery: unusual cause of acute abdomen and shock [PDF]
Introduction Spontaneous rupture of the right gastroepiploic artery is an extremely rare case which can be a cause of abdominal apoplexy. Case report We present a case of a 64-year old woman with a Spontaneous rupture of the right gastroepiploic artery ...
Karim Hassani +2 more
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Abiotrophia Endocarditis in Children with No Underlying Heart Disease: A Rare but a Virulent Organism [PDF]
Infective endocarditis is extremely rare in children with structurally normal hearts. The most common etiological agents are staphylococcal and streptococcal species.
Aggarwal, Sanjeev +3 more
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A Case of Celiacomesenteric Trunk in a Tanzanian Man. [PDF]
Variation in the branching patterns of the three major arteries that supply the digestive system may occur due to different embryological mechanisms. The present case report describes the celiac artery and the superior mesenteric artery originating from ...
Gesase, Ainoli +2 more
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Vascular coil erosion into hepaticojejunostomy following hepatic arterial embolisation [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Right hepatic arterial injury (RHAI) is the most common vascular injury sustained during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, occurring in up to 7% of cholecystectomies. RHAI is also the most common vascular injury associated with a bile duct injury
Glen Schlaphoff +4 more
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Adult Kawasaki disease in a European patient: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
© 2015 Kontopoulou et al.; licensee BioMed Central.Introduction: Kawasaki disease is an acute necrotising vasculitis of the medium- and small-sized vessels, occurring mainly in Japanese and Korean babies and children, aged 6 months to 5 years.
Kontopoulos, DG +3 more
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Multiple Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysms Causing Sinistral (Left-Sided) Portal Hypertension
Background. Splenic artery aneurysm is the most common type of visceral aneurysms. They are usually asymptomatic and have a potential for rupture and therefore life-threatening hemorrhage. It is rare for them to cause sinistral portal hypertension.
Kemal Beksac, Derya Karakoc
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