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Related Articles Repressed ileal artery Aneurysms in Churg-Strauss syndrome following combination treatment with glucocorticoid and cyclophosphamide. Rheumatol Int. 2008 Aug 8; Authors: Yamasaki A, Tomita K, Fujii Y, Hasegawa Y, Watanabe M, Sano H, Okazaki R, Ouchi Y, Nakamura S, Shimizu E Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis characterized by asthma and eosinophilia. We report a case of CSS complicated by multiple Aneurysms in the small intestine. A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with fever and blood eosinophilila. During admission, Aneurysms in his small intestine ruptured and partial resection of the small intestine was required. After combination therapy of glucocorticoid (GC) and cyclophosphamide (CYC) for 6 months, Aneurysms in the small intestine disappeared. The gastrointestinal involvements usually result in poor prognosis in CSS. However, combination therapy of GC and CYC might be effective for remission of Aneurysms caused by small vessel vasculitis. PMID: 18688614 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Hepatic artery ligation: a simple and safe technique to treat extrahepatic Aneurysms of the hepatic artery. Am J Surg. 2008 Jun 27; Authors: Chirica M, Alkofer B, Sauvanet A, Vullierme MP, Levy Y, Belghiti J BACKGROUND: Treatment of patients with extrahepatic artery Aneurysms (HAAs) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to report 4 patients with HAAs treated by ligation and to underline the rationale of this technique. METHODS: From 2000 to 2006, 4 consecutive patients, including 1 with bile duct compression and 1 with hemobilia, presented with symptomatic HAAs. Preoperative imaging included spiral computed axial tomography with computed axial tomography-assisted arteriography in all patients and diagnostic arteriography in 1 patient. One patient underwent unsuccessful transarterial embolization. All patients were treated surgically by ligation with preservation of the collateral network identified by preoperative imaging. RESULTS: During a 6- to 70-month range of follow-up, there was no postoperative mortality, surgical morbidity, or adverse consequences on liver function tests. CONCLUSIONS: Ligation is a simple and efficient treatment in patients with symptomatic extrahepatic artery aneurysm, even those with bile duct obstruction. PMID: 18585677 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Plical resection in pre-temporal approach for basilar bifurcation Aneurysms: preliminary surgical experience and cadaveric study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008 Jul 17; Authors: Kikuta KI, Yamagata S, Arakawa Y, Hojo M, Ishii A, Nozaki K, Hashimoto N Object. Although a pre-temporal approach (PA) can provide a wide space for preservation of thalamoperforating atrteries in direct surgery for basilar bifurcation Aneurysms (BBAs), it cannot always secure adequate proximal control. The authors described the advantages of plical resection added to PA for BBAs. Methods. Between October 1998 and April 2000, eight consecutive patients with BBAs were treated in the neurosurgical department of Kurashiki Central Hospital. Among them, five patients received direct clipping using this method. There were four females and one male, ages ranging from 61 to 77 (mean 70.8 years). Mean aneurysmal size and distance between the in"terclinoidal line and the aneurysmal neck was 4.5 and 9.5 mm, respectively. The operative procedures consisted of the following components; 1) fronto-temporal craniotomy with translocation of orbito-zygomatico-malar bone for PA, 2) preservation of lateral branches of the superficial sylvian veins, 3) resection of plica dural folds to increase the operative field up to the oculomotor nerve (OMN). Results. Complete clipping was achieved without thalamic infarction or temporal contusion in all patients. Three of the fi ...

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Related Articles Multiple aortic Aneurysms complicated by a rupture in the systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report. Pathol Res Pract. 2008 Jul 22; Authors: Sato J, Kawakami T, Nakabayashi K, Fukuoka K, Hirano K, Terado Y, Yokoyama K, Ohtsuka T, Ohkura Y, Fujioka Y, Kurata A We report the case of a 61-year-old female who suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AA). She was diagnosed to have SLE at 39 years of age, and was administrated steroids and prostaglandin E(2). From 52 years of age, AA, peripheral arterial occlusion, and multiple organ infarctions appeared repeatedly. At 59 years of age, she was found to be affected by antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS). In the following year, expansion of an abdominal AA was identified, but she was given only conservative treatment. In the next year, sudden epigastralgia and dyspnea occurred, and she died. An autopsy revealed multiple AAs up to 11cm in diameter, one of which showed ruptures, forming a retroperitoneal hematoma. Marked atherosclerosis of the aorta was noted, and she also had aortic dissection accompanied by cystic medial necrosis (CMN). An old myocardial infarction and brain infarction were also confirmed. Although SLE with APS is common, a complication of the disease by CMN, multiple AAs, or ruptured AA has been described in several cases to date. Regarding the etiology of this complicated presentation, we pres ...

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Related Articles [Medico-diagnostic strategy in patients with postinfarction Aneurysms of the left ventricle in combination with Aneurysms of the abdominal part of the aorta] Vestn Khir Im I I Grek. 2008;167(2):12-5 Authors: Shilov VV, Khubulaeva GG, Belevitin AB, Khlebov VF, Sazonov AB, Erofeev AA, Kitachev KV, Sidel'nikov VO The authors describe the algorithm of examination and methods of operation on 24 patients. It allowed shortening the time of compression of the aorta, of acute ischemia of the lower extremities, less operation blood loss, exclusion of postoperative lethality. PMID: 18522178 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ...

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Related Articles Strategies for ruptured abdominal aortic Aneurysms. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2008 Jun;19(6 Suppl):S44-50 Authors: Monge M, Eskandari MK Ruptured abdominal aortic Aneurysms (AAAs) represent a lethal condition. The morbidity and mortality rates associated with open surgical repair remain alarmingly high and endoluminal exclusion may be a preferred alternative. Outlined in this review are suggested methods for expedient endovascular repair of ruptured AAAs that involve a multidisciplinary approach. Institutional comparative outcomes of open versus stent-graft repair are also reviewed in lieu of randomized trial data. PMID: 18502386 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Wall enhancement, edema, and hydrocephalus after endovascular coil occlusion of intradural cerebral Aneurysms. J Neurosurg. 2008 Jun;108(6):1074-86 Authors: Fanning NF, Willinsky RA, ter Brugge KG OBJECT: Symptomatic local inflammation, aseptic meningitis, and hydrocephalus are reported in a group of patients treated with second generation/modified platinum coils. The purpose of this study was to define the frequency and determinants of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of aneurysm wall enhancement, perianeurysmal edema, and hydrocephalus in a cohort of coil-embolized intradural cerebral Aneurysms treated with bare platinum or modified platinum coils (Matrix or HydroCoils). METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed 359 Gd-enhanced MR follow-up studies of 181 treated Aneurysms (125 ruptured) for mural enhancement. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to define mural enhancement associations with demographic, clinical, angiographic, treatment, and follow-up data. Embolization-related edema and hydrocephalus were defined in 95 MR imaging studies of 56 unruptured Aneurysms. RESULTS: Asymptomatic wall enhancement was observed in lesions treated with all coil types, occurring in 21 (18.6%) of 113 bare platinum coil-treated Aneurysms. Independent associations were HydroCoil treatment (odds ratio [OR] 9.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.45-30.75) and increasing aneurysm size (OR 3.58, ...

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Related Articles Blister-like Aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery: a retrospective review of diagnosis and treatment in five patients. Neurosurgery. 2008 Apr;62(4):807-11; discussion 811 Authors: Andaluz N, Zuccarello M OBJECTIVE: Blood blister-like Aneurysms are small hemispherical bulges from the dorsomedial wall of the internal carotid artery that resemble berry Aneurysms but differ in their clinical and surgical features. On the basis of our literature review, blister-like Aneurysms have been reported to occur only at nonbranching sites of the dorsomedial internal carotid artery. In this report on our series of five patients, we describe blister-like Aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery (AComA) and discuss important diagnostic and therapeutic aspects unique to them. METHODS: In our retrospective review of 719 patients with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage admitted to our service from 1998 to 2003, 181 (25.17%) patients harbored AComA Aneurysms. Five (2.76%) patients (four women, one man) had blister-like Aneurysms that were recognized at the time of surgery. RESULTS: Initial digital subtraction angiography was diagnostic in only one patient. A second digital subtraction angiogram was diagnostic in one patient but failed to reveal an aneurysm in the remaining three patients; these were eventually diagnosed by computed tomographic angiography. All Aneurysms were clipped. At the time of surgery, the Aneurysms ...

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Related Articles Pupil-sparing oculomotor nerve paresis as an early symptom of unruptured internal carotid-posterior communicating artery Aneurysms: three case reports. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2008 Jul;48(7):304-6 Authors: Saito R, Sugawara T, Mikawa S, Fukuda T, Kohama M, Seki H Oculomotor nerve paresis caused by internal carotid-posterior communicating artery (IC-PC) aneurysm usually manifests with pupillary dysfunction. Recently, we treated three patients with unruptured IC-PC Aneurysms initially manifesting as pupil-sparing oculomotor nerve paresis, which resolved after clipping of the Aneurysms. Review of the 56 patients admitted to our hospital with unruptured IC-PC Aneurysms between January 2000 and December 2006 identified 6 patients with oculomotor nerve disturbances, and the 3 present cases with pupil sparing. The incidence of IC-PC Aneurysms manifesting as pupil-sparing oculomotor nerve paresis may be increasing with improved accessibility to medical services and wider awareness of oculomotor nerve paresis as a symptom of cerebral Aneurysms. Cerebral angiography should be performed in patients with pupil-sparing oculomotor nerve paresis. PMID: 18654049 [PubMed - in process] ...

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I'm being attacked by a trolling Resident and need some help. I explained that I had been in the ER for chest pain a few weeks ago, and that when I asked the MD if pulmonary Aneurysms present with chest pain, his answer was, "not in my experience,... ...

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When people hear the term "aneurysm," the brain is often the first thing that comes to mind. But dangerous Aneurysms can also happen in the chest and abdomen. Although rare, one New York family fought a battle with the illness twice within days. ...

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Many are wondering about the condition that has caused U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones to be rushed to the hospital. A University Hospitals doctor provides information about Aneurysms. ...

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The impact of surgeons' annual aortic volume and other prognostic indicators have been revealed in early outcomes of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh ... ...

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Hi all, :) I was on this forum in 2005 until it went down and am just now getting back online with BrainTalk. I had a 4mm unruptured middle... ...

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