A )RT1O-VENA. eavalfistula is a:ri iiiieojlmioji ;onditicon. Tn the eases previously reported it has beein due to violent trauma,' accidental vasciular injury at the tim-e of in tervertebral disk surgery,10 and ruptutre or erosioni of atheroselerotie anid syplihitie aortie aneurysmls iiito the v-ena cava.9--' A survey of the Englishl literature indicates that surgical treatmenit has been stuces...

Background Congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients and experimental animals is characterized by renal retention of salt and water and a blunted natriuretic/diuretic response to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). Recently, we reported that chronic treatment with the PPARgagonist rosiglitazone (RGZ) improved the natriuretic and diuretic responses to extracellular fluid volume expansion in rats ...

Introduction: Injury to the ureter is a risk of any pelvic or abdominal surgery. The anatomic proximity lower urinary tract and female reproductive system renders vulnerable injury during obstetric Gynecologic procedures. Ureterovaginal fistula an uncommon but serious sequela unrecognized distal ureteral surgeries because their common embryologic origin. Method: This study involved series 25 pa...

OBJECTIVE To review published reports on arterio-ureteral fistula. METHOD Literature search. RESULTS Eighty cases were identified. Primary fistulas were mainly seen in combination with aortoiliac aneurysmal disease. Secondary fistulas were seen after pelvic cancer surgery, often with radiation, fibrosis and ureteral stenting or after vascular surgery with synthetic grafting. The dominating ...

Primary aortoenteric fistula is a rare but potentially fatal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis of primary aortoeteric fistula is difficult to make and is usually accompanied by a very high level of clinical suspicion. In the context of a known abdominal aortic aneurysm it is reasonable to have a high index of clinical suspicion ofaortoenteric fistula. It should be included in th...

A 68-year-old man with a history of systemic hypertension and chronic renal failure was admitted to our emergency department with chest pain and dyspnea. He had undergone tube graft replacement of the ascending aorta due to an acute type A aortic dissection 10 years previously. On admission he was hypertensive and tachycardic with a continuous murmur at the left upper sternal border. The electr...