BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Posterior communicating artery aneurysms with oculomotor nerve palsy may imply sudden enlargement of the aneurysm sac and have a high risk of rupture. Our aim was to identify the morphologic and hemodynamic parameters in this special period of aneurysm progression and to assess related rupture risk indices. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed the morphologic and hemodynam...

A strong association has been recognized between partial or complete mitral leaflet flail and highly eccentric mitral regurgitation jets. In light of anecdotal observation of eccentric mitral regurgitation apparently due to geometric and functional changes accompanying inferior wall myocardial infarction, the present study was performed to systematically study the eccentricity of mitral regurgi...

To the Editor: Modifications of the original technique have been suggested to facilitate the insertion technique of the Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube® (ETC; TycoHealthcare, Pleasanton, CA, USA).1–3 We wish to communicate a modification of the “so-called Lipp maneuver”, which is used to facilitate blind insertion of the device. Originally, Dr. Markus Lipp recommended bending the ETC in the porti...

Posterior hip dislocation with greater trochanter fracture is an uncommon injury pattern in the acute trauma patient. Frequently associated includes a combination of posterior wall acetabulum, head femur fracture, intertrochanteric and even most severe type combined acetabular fracture. We report 42-year-old man post traumatic bilateral injuries irreducible isolated trochanteric successfully ma...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of inguinal canal posterior wall deficiency (sports hernia) in professional Australian Rules footballers using an ultrasound technique and correlate the results with the clinical symptom of groin pain. METHODS Thirty five professional Australian footballers with and without groin pain were investigated blind with a dynamic high resolution ultrasound te...

Objective To identify factors associated with massive postpartum bleeding in pregnancies complicated by incomplete placenta previa located on the posterior uterine wall. Methods A retrospective case-control study was performed. We identified 210 healthy singleton pregnancies with incomplete placenta previa located on the posterior uterine wall, who underwent elective or emergency cesarean sec...

The author was not satisfied with the present concept about the strength of the transversalis fascia that is said to prevent inguinal hernia formation in the normal individuals. Therefore, this study was conducted to see the anatomical status of transversalis fascia and presence or absence of aponeurotic extensions in the posterior wall of the inguinal canals as were described by some stalwarts...

Integrated ultrasonic backscatter from normal myocardium has been shown to vary with the phase of cardiac contraction (decreasing from end-diastole to end-systole) in previous studies of open-chest dogs. If confirmed, this finding would have important implications for clinical application of ultrasonic tissue characterization. Our hypothesis was that a cardiac cycle-dependent variation in regio...