Level 2: Duplex scanning of the left leg (May 1989) showed absence of the greater saphenous vein. The common femoral and profunda femoris veins were patent and competent. There was partial reca nalization of the superficial femoral and popliteal veins. The posterior tibial vein was also recanalized. No perforating veins were identified. Duplex scan Sep 1997: left superficial femoral and poplite...

A 73-year-old woman was admitted for left groin bleeding through an open wound near a fungating left inguinal mass from advanced anal carcinoma. The interventional radiology service placed left iliac vein and common femoral vein stents as there was concern for communication and involvement of the left common femoral vein with the open wound, contributing to groin hemorrhage. After the procedure...

The introduction of veno-venous bypass during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT*) in 1984 avoided venous stagnation and hemodynamic instability during the anhepatic phase (1). In patients with superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis or stenosis, the use of veno-venous bypass with the standard technique should be avoided because it can precipitate the onset of severe SVC syndrome (2). We describ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Hemodialysis catheter, as an integral part of hemodialysis, is a catheter placed into the jugular, subclav ian and femoral vein. The most common catheter-related complications are infections and thrombosis. The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of complications associated with differently inserted central-vein catheters for hemodialysis. METHODS The study was organ...

Pulmonary embolus (PE) is a life-threatening illness that can be fatal if not treated with anticoagulation in timely fashion. Without the use of CT angiography for direct visualization thrombus pulmonary arteries or downstream vessels, diagnosis PE challenging. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) bedside method highly effective directly evaluating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and indirectly PE. In t...

Background The complication of vein patch rupture is well described after carotid patch angioplasty; however, there is a paucity of data about the safety of vein patch closure in the setting of femoral endarterectomy. Methods/results From May 2012 to May 2015, 115 femoral endarterectomies with patch closure were performed. A patch rupture occurred in three cases (2.6%) with a mortality rate o...

INTRODUCTION A case is reported of left brachiocephalic vein thrombus removal using the Angiovac device within a stented venous segment via a through-and-through access technique. REPORT This novel technique involves obtaining through-and-through access from the left basilic vein to the right femoral vein, which then facilitates the advancement of the Angiovac device to successfully remove in...

BACKGROUND Primary foci of necrobacillosis infection outside the head and neck are uncommon but have been reported in the urogenital or gastrointestinal tracts. Reports of infection with Solobacterium moorei are rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 37-year-old male intravenous drug user was admitted with pain in his right groin, fever, rigors and vomiting following a recent injection into the right femo...