background the identification of the dorsal sector of the liver and its detailed vascular anatomy is of primary importance for surgical practice and segmental transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. objectives this study aimed to investigate the feeding arteries of tumors in dorsal sector of the liver. patients and methods computed tomography (ct) and digital subtraction angiography (dsa) ima...

BACKGROUND Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injuries is highly successful. Complications associated with high-grade injuries, however, have not been well characterized. The purpose of the present study was therefore to define hepatic-related complications and associated treatment modalities in patients undergoing nonoperative management of high-grade blunt hepatic injuries. METHODS Th...

Mortality remain high for patients with complex hepatic injuries rades IV and V however numerous studies have shown improved utcomes with a multidisciplinary approach using a combination f angioembolization, perihepatic packing and resection. Patients ith a transplanted liver allograft pose an additional challenge as his is a rare occurrence only reported once in the literature. We eport a case...

hepatic artery aneurysms are rare but potentially life threatening. we describe a novel case of a successful endovascular coil embolization of a huge hepatic artery aneurysm. a 67-year-old woman presented with recent abdominal pain that had begun from 2 weeks before referring to our hospital. sonographic and computerized tomographic (ct) findings revealed a huge hepatic artery aneurysm with 95 ...

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous hepatic rupture associated with preecalmpsia or HELLP syndrome is a rare and life threatining event, only 200 cases have been reported in the literature. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a case of a 31 year old female with 28 weeks of gestation that presented with acute abdominal pain, elevated blood pressure and altered liver enzymes an abdominal ultrasound that showe...

A 35-year-old female patient presented with swelling pain at left waist for 1 month. Left renal pelvis stones were found and standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy was successfully performed. Two weeks later, the patient suddenly suffered massive bleeding presented with gross hematuria. Rupture of ectopic renal artery pseudoaneurysm was identified by computed tomography and angiography of the re...

background: we tested whether hepatic haemodynamics assessed by doppler ultrasonography can be a predictor of response to therapy in patients with non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) to prevent further unnecessary diagnostic tests and interventions. methods: forty eight consecutive patients affected by nafld, who refered to some clinics in tabriz, iran between 2009 and 2011 were included ...

There are many reasons for solitary kidney. Congenital causes include renal agenesis and dysplasia. Acquired nephrectomy performed including traumatic kidney injury, disease (e.g., cell carcinoma), donation transplantation. According to the European Association of Urology, World Society Emergency Surgery, American Surgery Trauma guidelines, it is important preserve remaining function as much po...