Ruptured saphenous vein graft (SVG) aneurysm is a rare source of significant morbidity and mortality. SVG is a common technique of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but vein graft aneurysm and ruptured SVG aneurysm have not received the required attention as only few case reports exist. We present the case of a 50-year old man with ruptured vein graft aneurysm who had significant postoper...

Melatonin has been implicated in several neurotropic effects, but few studies have investigated the bioavailability of melatonin in the brain. The discovery of periventricular sites of action adjacent to the third ventricle forced us to investigate the dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) melatonin release and the source of this melatonin. Our first study demonstrated unequivocally that third ...

A mycotic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery caused by Enterococcus faecalis was successfully treated with aneurysmectomy and reconstruction a bifurcated saphenous vein graft. 49-year-old man history type 2 diabetes mellitus recent left transmetatarsal amputation for osteomyelitis presented to emergency department severe abdominal pain, an unexplained 30-lb weight loss, wound dehiscence...

Italian National Research Council Institute for Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology University of Milan, via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milano, Italy Department of Pharmacobiological Science, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia” Complesso Nini Barbieri, 88100 Rocceletta di Borgia (Catanzaro), Italy Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Inst...

External jugular vein aneurysm with thrombosis presenting as neck swelling is a rare clinical entity and rarely encountered in routine clinical practice. We present a case of a 45-year-old female with external jugular vein aneurysm presenting as a painful lump in the neck. Ultrasound of the neck and CT angiography showed saccular dilation of the lower end of the external jugular vein with throm...

Bartholin and Rudbeck. During the eighteenth century the humours and qualities of Galenic theory were gradually replaced by physico-chemical conceptions. In the nineteenth century the rise of the cell theory was reflected in hepatology by Purkinje and Henle's description of liver cell structure and crowned by Claude Bernard's characterization of the liver cell as a chemical laboratory and centr...