Background: Aortic graft infection (AGI) is an intractable complication of prosthetic replacement surgery. The selection a reconstruction method controversial, especially in cases where omental flaps are not available.Methods: A retrospective survey was conducted based on the medical records patients who underwent with anterolateral partial sternotomy (ALPS) approach and mediastinal transthorac...

An earlier model for the study of rib cage mechanics was modified so that rib deformity in scoliosis could be better represented. The rigid ribs of that model were replaced by five-segment deformable ribs. Literature data on cadaver rib mechanical behavior were used to assign stiffnesses to the new individual model ribs so that experimental and model rib deflections agreed. Shear and tension/co...

OBJECTIVE Rib fractures are the most common injuries resulting from blunt chest trauma. The sensitivity of chest X-rays in showing the rib fractures is limited particularly in those involving the cartilage part of the rib. We investigated the possible rib fractures, those overlooked on chest X-rays, with the use of ultrasonography in minor blunt chest trauma. METHODS A total of 37 patients, w...

Figs. 4 and 5 : Thrombus in right subclavian artery Figs. 6 and 7 : Flow-void in axillary and radial arteries A 35 years female presented with severe pain of right hand and blackish discolouration of fingertips for last one month. She had no history of palpitation, dyspnoea, angina, fever, polyarthritis and fetal loss. She had past history of intermittent pain, claudication and raynaud’s phenom...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent in renal transplant (RT) recipients. Currently, interferon-based (IFN-based) antiviral therapies are the standard approach to control HCV infection. In a post-transplantation setting, however, IFN-based therapies appear to have limited efficacy and their use remains controversial. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy a...

BACKGROUND Although it is rare for the fracture itself to become a life threatening injury in patients suffering from rib fracture, the lives of these patients are occasionally threatened by other associated injuries. Especially, early discovery of patients with rib fracture and intra-abdominal organ injury is extremely important to the prognosis. This study analyzed the link between rib fractu...