INTRODUCTION We present two cases of Hereditary Hemmorhagic Telengiectasia (HHT), one pediatric and the other adult, with a view to highlight the myriad cerebral and spinal vascular manifestations of this disease. The syndrome and its various findings will be reviewed including the utility of angiography in assessing the various vascular abnormalities of the cerebral and spinal vasculature. M...

Background: Venous thromboembolism, which comprises deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer. The aim of the present study was to report a rare presentation of arterial thrombosis after venous thrombosis in a patient with gastric cancer. Report of the Case: A 45 year-old female patient with locally advanced gas...

SUMMARY A patient is described in whom a continuous murmur was caused by the combination of rheumatic mitral stenosis and a rare form of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. In this case, the left superior pulmonary vein drained into the left atrium and also into a large anomalous vein which then drained to the right atrium via the innominate vein and superior vena cava. At surgery, mit...

introduction percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) is a standard, safe, and efficient method for removing large renal calculi. despite development of endourologic equipment, complications of the pcnl are still prevalent. even though therapeutic modalities such as mini-micro pcnl have been developed in recent years, the complications are a serious concern yet. the most important complication is he...

Complications associated with hemodialysis vascular access represent one ofthe most important sources of morbidity among ESRD patients in the United States today. In this study, new data on the magnitude and growth of vascular access-related hospitalization in the United States is presented, demonstrating that the costs of this morbidity will soon exceed $1 billion per yr. This study also revie...

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of power Doppler sonography (US) in depicting internal fistulae and their vascularity, and to study the characteristics of blood flow within the fistula wall. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study involved 45 consecutive patients with Crohn's disease and suspected internal fistulae detected by grey scale US. The fistulae were subsequently evaluated using power Doppler US...

BACKGROUND Progressive narrowing of the venous part of dialysis fistulae is caused by hemodynamic and inflammatory factors. OBJECTIVES The pathogenic and clinical determinants of deterioration of the functioning of arteriovenous fistulae in chronically hemodialyzed patients were evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS The hemodynamic parameters and the activity of inflammatory growth factors in the...

• Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas (SEDAVFs) are extremely rare. the pathological process of SEDAVFs still remains unclear. Chronic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) might have caused in our cases. Obliterate fistulae via trans-arterial route with Onyx embolization is most appropriate treatment option. rare and Nevertheless, neurofibromatosis, surgery, as well trauma been implicated ...

We report the first documented case of iatrogenic aortocoronary fistula to the left marginal coronary vein following coronary bypass surgery. Unique clinical data, findings from catheterization, and angiographic features are presented and compared with those in the seven previously reported cases of iatrogenic aortocoronary venous fistulae after coronary bypass operations.