Echocardiography is the mainstay imaging technique for detecting infective endocarditis vegetations but may struggle to detect and characterise complicating features. There is increasing interest in the use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as an adjunct to echocardiography, especially where there is concern for abscess or pseudoaneurysm formation. We present the case of a 70-year-old...

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) is a rare disease with high morbidity and mortality, resulting from left ventricular damage due to myocardial infarction, infective endocarditis or surgical trauma. A case of giant pseudoaneurysm of the LVOT, even more rarely reported in the literature, is described. The lesion was detected 12 years after aortic valve replacement for i...

Segmental artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of spinal trauma. We present an unusual case of thoracic 11-12 segmental artery pseudoaneurysm caused by thoracal spine fracture. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department because of a car accident. Neurological examination revealed complete motor and sensorial deficiency below the level of T10. Direct x-ray of the thoracic...

INTRODUCTION Renal artery pseudoaneurysms may arise as a complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Prompt recognition and treatment is essential to arrest haemorrhage which may be life threatening. CLINICAL PICTURE A patient with chronic aortic dissection and malrotated right kidney underwent PCNL for right renal calculus. He developed delayed gross haematuria. TREATMENT Angiogra...

Femoro-popliteal aneurysms are rare if compared to aortic ones, but they are important because of their thromboembolic or rupture potential and their predictive value for existence of aortic and other extra-aortic aneurysms.1,2 Their site, age and gender distribution display ethnic3 and regional1 variations. In Africa, as atherosclerosis becomes an important disease, its sequelae, including ane...

We present the apparently unique M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic features of a surgically confirmed pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular outflow tract, which probably developed as a result of perforation of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa. Echocardiographic studies revealed an aneurysmal sac situated between the aortic root and the left atrium. The aneurysm expanded in sy...

We present the apparently unique M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic features of a surgically confirmed pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular outflow tract, which probably developed as a result of perforation of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa. Echocardiographic studies revealed an aneurysmal sac situated between the aortic root and the left atrium. The aneurysm expanded in sy...

The current methods of treatment for aorto-iliac obstruction are well established. Despite the progress in the surgical treatment of aorto-iliac obstruction, early and late postoperative complications continue to occur in a considerable number of patients. The infection of the aortic graft is considered the most serious complication of aortic reconstructive surgery, leading to the development o...

Traditional surgical repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm is complex, technically challenging, and associated with significant mortality. Although new minimally invasive procedures are rapidly arising thanks to the innovations in catheter-based technologies, the endovascular repair of the ascending aorta is still limited because of the related anatomical challenges. In this context, the in...