background: the presence of rennin-angiotensin components in mammalian ovaries and their involvement in ovarian physiology have been established. in the present study, effects of angiotensin ii (ang ii) on sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (na+/k+/atpase) expression and development of sheep embryos was evaluated. methods: the abattoir-derived cumulus oocyte complexes (coc) were randomly...

PURPOSE Implementing an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a relatively safe procedure but potential negative long-term effects. The complications for filter retrieval have been noted. We examined filter characteristics on pre-retrieval computed tomography (CT) that were associated with complicated retrieval (CR) of IVC filters. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of IVC filter retri...

The development of the inferior vena cava (IVC) includes contributions from diverse embryonic venous precursors and involves major cross connections and left-to rightshunting. This complex process is vulnerable to errors. However, congenital malformations of the IVC are reported to be rare. Most of these malformations are accidental findings in chest and abdomen imaging. Anomalies of the IVC ar...

The present study investigated the effect ofL-carnitine supplementation during different pre-implantation stages on bovine embryo development rate and quality. Good morphologically cumulus-oocyte complexes (n=2126) recovered from slaughterhouse ovaries were matured, fertilized in vitro and presumed zygotes were further cultured in vitro (IVC) in CR1-aa media till day 8. For the setup of the stu...

conclusions the abovementioned ivc ultrasonographic criteria for hemodynamic congestion appear clearly inconsistent. alternatively, a sequential or simultaneous combination of clinical scores of congestion, ivc ultrasonographic indices, and circulating levels of natriuretic peptides could be warranted. background among the indices able to replace invasive central venous pressure (cvp) measureme...

In the embryonic heart, the primitive atrium is considered to receive the bilateral sinus horns including the upper terminal of the inferior vena cava (IVC). To reveal topographical anatomy of the embryonic venous pole of the heart, we examined horizontal serial paraffin sections of 15 human embryos with crown-rump length 9-31 mm, corresponding to a gestational age of 6-7 weeks or Carnegie stag...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of patient's dry weight remains challenging in chronic hemodialysis (HD) especially in children. Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) measurement was reported useful to assess fluid overload both in adults and children. METHODS We performed a monocentric prospective study to evaluate the relation between predialytic IVC diameter measurements and hydration status evaluated by physici...

Hepatectomy for secondary liver cancer that has invaded the inferior vena cava (IVC) can be the only way to achieve long-term survival. We describe a method for hepatectomy combined with partial IVC resection without venous bypass circulation and an in situ graft-trimming method to avoid graft size mismatch after reconstruction. We carried out left hepatectomy extended to segment 1 with partial...

This study aimed to review and analyse the computed tomography (CT) imaging results of frequently encountered developmental anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC). The underlying clinical significance was evaluated with reference to the relevant literature. CT images of patients who received abdominal or thoracic scanning between July 2009 and September 2011 were reviewed. Developmental anom...