endovascular management of traumatic thoracic aortic injuries

... as the injury grade, the presence of associated intra-abdominal injuries and the risk of missing injuries with the subsequent sequelae, of a failed NOM and of delayed surgical treatment, but ... management of blunt liver injuries in adults: the need for continued surveillance J Trauma 1990, 30:1494-1500 Sherman HF, Savage BA, Jones L, et al: Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injuries: ... Niles SE, et al: Complications of non-operative management of high-grade blunt hepatic injuries J Trauma 2005, 59:1066-1071 Piper GL, Peitzman AB: Current management of hepatic trauma Surg Clin...

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... wrinkling of the graft with a lack of apposition to the aortic wall Moreover young patients present often acute angulated aortic necks with smaller radius of the lesser curvature of the aortic arch; ... represents a less invasive therapy for the treatment of all kinds of aortic diseases, including urgent management of polytraumatic patients affected by aortic dissection Moreover, it carries encouraging ... mortality of traumatic thoracic aortic ruptures[19] Since 1992 endovascular stent technology has been proposed as a valid alternative to surgery in the treatment of injured thoracic aorta[20]; endovascular...

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... after endovascular stent-grafting of thoracic aortic disease J Cardiothorac Surg 2006, 12(1):26 Cosin O, Rousseau H, Otal P, Cron C, Chabbert V, Joffre F: Late perforation of a thoracic aortic ... declined by the patient An endovascular approach is feasible but can be technically challenging Careful monitoring of the durability of endovascular repair of ruptured chronic aortic dissection will ... left thoracic cavity Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:41 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/41 As endovascular repair of the thoracic...

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... pathophysiology of secondary injury [12,13] (5) depletion of energy metabolites leading to anaerobic metabolism at the site of injury and increasing of LDH activity [14] (6) provocation of an inflammatory ... potential cell sources in management of spinal cord injury Bone marrow is a rich source of these cells; although, HSCs have Page of 16 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of NeuroEngineering ... neurotrophin-3, increased the growth of corticospinal tract fibers into the implant and led to significant recovery of function of rats under investigation despite absence of regrowth of these fibers into the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... depth of mm A distance of to mm between the holes was left to preserve the integrity of the subchondral plate The number of perforations for each lesion was decided according to the size of the ... strength of association between the modalities of r2 = 0.986 At 18 months the coefficient of rank correlation was r = 0.996, with high strength of association between the modalities of r2 = 0.993 ... as the rest of the subjects The MR images of these nine subjects showed satisfactory defect filling but with persistence of a Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

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... Surgical and Endovascular Approach for the Treatment of Complex Thoracic Aortic Pathologies 127 M Gorlitzer, G Weiss, F Waldenberger and M Grabenwöger Chapter 10 Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic ... the aortic dissections General concepts Aneurysms are characterized by degeneration of the media resulting in a weakness of all the layers of the aortic wall Its recognized that 50% of the thoracic ... postoperative care, often the surgical treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms remains a challenge for the cardiothoracic surgeon (Greenberg & Rischer, 1998) The surgical treatment of aortic aneurysm...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 19:20

... deaths caused by all kinds of aortic aneurysms and dissections, not only AAA 58.7 % of these patients were 75 years of age or older These were 0.53% of all deaths, and 0.58% of the deaths in men and ... risk of the abdominal aortic aneurysm in carriers of the MTHFR 677T allele J Appl Genet 2003;44(1):85-93 36 Diagnosis, Screening and Treatment of Abdominal, Thoracoabdominal and Thoracic Aortic ... Screening and Treatment of Abdominal, Thoracoabdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Compared to the thoracic segment and other mammalian aortas of the same thickness, human abdominal aortic media contains...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20

... abnormalities, etc) Despite of absence of signs of aortic transection during the inspection of the thoracic aorta (intramural hematoma, periaortic infiltration, etc), the image of aortography posed ... intima and beginning of a pseudoaneurysm The preoperative evaluation of imaging was: “findings indicating a traumatic rupture of aortic isthmus” Apostolakis et al Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery ... “linear tear”) of the normal contour of the thoracic aorta in the corresponding area A protrusion of the aortic lumen in the inner curve of the aorta is indicating the disruption of the intima...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:28 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/28 Figure 3DCT scan obtained on admission, showing extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms Page of Obitsu ... postoperatively Page of Obitsu et al Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:28 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/28 Page of results after a mean follow-up period of 17.8 months, ... approaches to thoracic aortic aneurysms: The role of endovascular elephant trunk completion Circulation 2005, 112:2619-2626 McGoldrick RB, Munneke GJ, Thompson MM: Endovascular treatment of Takayasu’s...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Martin et al Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:94 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/94 Page of Figure Severe aortic insufficiency seen on transthoracic echocardiography ... gradient of 21 mmHg by echo The patient made an Martin et al Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:94 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/94 Page of Figure Artist’s depiction of intraoperative ... motion of the left cusp, preventing it from opening completely and adhering to the wall of the left sinus of Valsalva Following the operation, there was minimal stenosis at the level of the aortic...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms [22,23] In a recent study by Monaco et al it was found that the levels of MMP-3 in the blood serum decreased after endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic ... groups: Group A consisted of 31 patients with acute aortic dissection, group B consisted of 18 patients with chronic aortic dissection, group C included 18 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm and ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:59 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/59 Table 3: Comparison of the levels (ng/ml) of metalloproteinases...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... sonographic findings of penile Mondor’s disease Korean J Radiol 2008, 9:179-181 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-127 Cite this article as: Kondo: Traumatic funicular phlebitis of the thoracic wall resembling ... obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Acknowledgements I ... findings of penile Mondor’s disease J Magn Reson Imaging 2009, 30:407-410 Kondo Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:127 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/127 Page of Han HY,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... deployed to achieve endovascular exclusion of the PA A control angiogram at the end of the procedure revealed the absence of opacification of the PA, with the appropriate preservation of renal parenchymal ... evaluate the result of the endovascular manipulation Uniform global enhancement of the renal parenchyma was noted There were no signs of active contrast extravasation or opacification of an aneurysmal ... feasible as advancement of the endovascular catheter was not possible beyond the main stem of the posterior branch of the renal artery (arrow) Philippou et al Journal of Medical Case Reports...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:21

... proximal and distal necks of the aneurysm, the vessels involved in the aneurysm, and the location of tears in aortic dissection One of the major challenges is the risk of paraplegia in patients ... the treatment of thoracoabdominal aneurysm that would Page of decrease the risk of visceral ischemia This device, however, is still in the experimental phase Conclusion The use of endovascular ... JC: Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms and other arterial lesions J Vasc Surg 1995, 21:549-557 Dake MD, Kato N, Michell RS: Endovascular stent graft placement for the treatment of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... patients had maxillofacial fractures Traumatic amputation of one ear proved to be a marker of severity, and only one critically ill patient arrived with a major traumatic amputation of the left lower ... 60 units of fresh frozen plasma and 75 units of platelets The absence of previous experience with a mass casualty event of that proportion was probably counterbalanced by the commitment of every ... quality of medical management [2] There were no such deaths in our hospital, and delays in care related to a high volume of walking wounded patients was not evident An analysis of the patterns of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... lack thereof) of the diagnosis of mechanical dysfunction of the low back and pelvic areas To conclude that there is mechanical dysfunction in the low back particularly in the absence of pain also ... findings of Hennessy and Watson (1993) and Watson (1995, 2001) Improvement of these biomechanical factors, including the use of SMT, resulted in successful treatment and prevention of the hamstring injuries ... A: The Football Association Medical Research Programme: an audit of injuries in professional football – analysis of hamstring injuries Br J Sports Med 2004, 38(1):36-41 McLennan JG, McLennan...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... Controversies in management of penetrating injuries of the pancreas S Afr J Surg 1999, 37(2):38-40 19 Degiannis E, Bowley DM, Smith MD: Non operative management of splenic injury in adults - current management ... penetrating injuries of the duodenum World J Surg 1993, 17(6):751-4 11 Girgin S, Gedik E, Yağmur Y: Management of duodenal injury: our experience and the value of tube duodenostomy Turkish J of Trauma ... that this is the only way of succeeding, quick and efficient ligation of any one of the two main branches of the common hepatic artery and offering to our patient a chance of survival under extremely...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... most useful of all incisions for the management of all pulmonary injuries [42-44] This incision is ideal for the management of thoracic injuries, such as aortic or pulmonary (left posterolateral) ... who sustain traumatic lung injury Radiological diagnosis of traumatic pulmonary injuries is based on the presence of pneumothorax, pleural fluid collections, intrapulmonary hematomas, traumatic ... severe lung injuries J Trauma 2002, 53:483-7 Manlulu AV, Lee TW, Thung KH, et al.: Current indications and results of VATS in the evaluation and management of hemodynamically stable thoracic injuries...

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