PURPOSE It is important to know the normal diameter of artery throughout the body so that clinicians are able to determine when an artery becomes aneurysmal. However, there are no previous studies on the normal diameter of arteries in the general Korean population. The purpose of this article is to determine the normal reference diameters of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries in the Korean ...

Local delivery of pharmacological agents into the vessel wall has been extensively studied to prevent restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Alcohol solution was found to affect cellular responses to growth stimulation. This study was carried out to examine the effect of local delivery of alcohol solution on intimal proliferation following balloon injury. New Zealand white rabbits of 2-3 kg und...

(Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;223:322–329) Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is associated with notable surgical risks, especially in cases of placenta previa-percreta. Surgical blood loss the key cause morbidity or mortality surgery for PAS. Multidisciplinary management PAS has developed and improved, leading clinicians to reexamine use interventional radiology techniques ligation anterior division...

Aim: Anatomical variations of the kidney, including multiple renal arteries are crucial for and abdominal aortic surgery renovascular hypertension. In this study, we aimed to investigate frequency in a Turkish population by evaluating images patients who underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) various reasons.Material Methods: Images contrast our hospital due health problems were e...

Isolated aneurysms of the iliac arteries are relatively rare conditions that traditionally have been treated by surgical reconstruction. We report our experience with endovascular treatment of iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) with Anaconda stent graft limb. Two male patients were found to have 4.5 and 3.6 cm isolated common IAAs, respectively. The endograft was successfully advanced and deployed p...

BACKGROUND Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a glucose and lipid metabolic regulator, has recently been demonstrated to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as carotid atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and carotid artery plaques. However, the relationship between circulating FGF21 and subclinical atherosclerosis or atherosclerosis of other arteries such as the femoral ...

Methods A 68-year old male with lung cancer was admitted to our hospital. He had paraplegia of lower extremities. His both femoral pulses were non palpable, cold, and cyanotic. The Doppler USG examination was unable to detect any pulse at the bilateral common femoral arteries. Contrasted computed tomographic angiography revealed occlusion of abdominal aorta and both iliac arteries. Transthoraci...

The descending aorta is one of the most important vessel structures in the body. It is the largest artery in the body that runs down through the chest and the abdomen. The descending aorta begins below the arch of the aorta and ends by splitting into two great arteries (the common iliac arteries), which go to the legs. It has been observed that atherosclerosis of the descending aorta is a usefu...

This study is a case report regarding a possible problem of high radiation dose during stent-graft implantation. Before deciding on how to treat an aneurysm (stent grafting or traditional surgery), possible complications such as difficult anatomical conditions and diseases of the aorta and iliac arteries should be considered to avoid potentially high doses of radiation. In case of this patient,...

Transurethral resection of the prostate is the gold standard of surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Nevertheless, open subcapsular prostatectomy is still performed for large BPH. While enucleation of prostatic adenoma is being performed, unneglectable bleeding can occur and surgeons need to rush to remove adenomas, often using fingers and in a blinded fashion. The blood s...