Crystal Johnson-Mann MD , Claudio Schonholz MD , William Vandergrift III MD , Bruce M. Elliott MD , Thomas Brothers MD
{"title":"Bypass and embolization for a vertebral artery aneurysm in a patient with Marfan syndrome","authors":"Crystal Johnson-Mann MD , Claudio Schonholz MD , William Vandergrift III MD , Bruce M. Elliott MD , Thomas Brothers MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms represent an uncommon presentation of collagen vascular disease. We performed staged proximal embolization of large left vertebral artery aneurysm after distal common carotid-to-vertebral bypass at C2 in a young adult patient with Marfan syndrome and a hypoplastic contralateral vertebral artery. Dilation of the autogenous saphenous vein graft occurred at 1 year with proximal graft stenosis requiring operative revision. Subsequent dilation of the basilar artery led to symptoms of pontine compression at 18 months that have resolved at 31 months of follow-up.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 77-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.02.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm in childhood","authors":"Dittmar Böckler MD , Philiipp Erhart , Ingrid Haußer-Siller MSc , Elena Ellert , Hagen Meredig MD , Bence Kovacs MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.04.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.04.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS), also known as angioosteohypertrophy syndrome, is a rare congenital malformation with unknown etiology characterized by the combination of capillary malformations (port-wine strain), venous varicosities, and a soft tissue or bony hypertrophy of the affected limb. It is known to be rarely associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in adults. We report the first published case of KTWS and a rapidly progressing symptomatic AAA undergoing open repair in a child. This underlines the importance of AAA screening and treatment rather than surveillance in patients with KTWS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 174-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.04.013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sabine Wipper MD , Nikolaos Tsilimparis MD , Tilo Kölbel MD, PhD , Günter Daum PhD , Yskert von Kodolitsch MD , E. Sebastian Debus MD, PhD
{"title":"Open repair of an aortic aneurysm in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome using Gore hybrid vascular branch grafts","authors":"Sabine Wipper MD , Nikolaos Tsilimparis MD , Tilo Kölbel MD, PhD , Günter Daum PhD , Yskert von Kodolitsch MD , E. Sebastian Debus MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 44-year-old woman with Loeys-Dietz syndrome (transforming growth factor-β [<em>TGFBR2</em>] gene mutation) presented with a retrograde type B dissection. She developed rapid expansion of the thoracoabdominal aortic false lumen aneurysm. The patient was successfully treated with open thoracoabdominal repair using Gore Hybrid Vascular Grafts (W. L. Gore and Assoc, Flagstaff, Ariz) for revascularization of the celiac trunk, the superior mesenteric artery, and both renal arteries. Follow-up imaging documented patency for all visceral branches. The described off-label use for sutureless revascularization might be a fast, simple, and reliable solution for revascularization during open thoracoabdominal repair. Furthermore, anastomotic aneurysm in patients with connective tissue disease might be prevented by sutureless anastomosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 69-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.B. Moses BS , Ramon A. Brown MD , Kristen H. Miller MD , Lawrence L. Creswell MD
{"title":"An unexpected cause of pericardial effusion","authors":"J.B. Moses BS , Ramon A. Brown MD , Kristen H. Miller MD , Lawrence L. Creswell MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present a case of pericardial effusion due to embolization of a fragment of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter, with subsequent perforation of the right ventricle. This is a rare and unexpected cause of pericardial effusion. Fracture or embolization of IVC filters is a relatively uncommon complication, but these events may have serious clinical implications. Although IVC filters are often placed with the intent of removal, the device in many patients is never removed. The long-term implications of IVC filter placement must be kept in mind when making decisions about device placement and subsequent removal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 100-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arnaud Roussel MD, Dominique Fabre MD, Elie Fadel MD, PhD, Claude Angel MD, Philippe Dartevelle MD, PhD
{"title":"Hybrid treatment of an aortic pseudoaneurysm arising at the innominate artery junction secondary to superior vena cava stenting","authors":"Arnaud Roussel MD, Dominique Fabre MD, Elie Fadel MD, PhD, Claude Angel MD, Philippe Dartevelle MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery secondary to superior vena cava stenting has never been reported. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman previously treated for a Masaoka stage III thymoma with superior vena cava replacement through median sternotomy followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. Four years later, the patient came back with a large pseudoaneurysm at the junction of the innominate artery and ascending aorta. To avoid resternotomy, endovascular deployment of a stent graft in the ascending aorta with a periscope stenting in the left common carotid artery after axilloaxillary bypass was performed to treat this aortic pseudoaneurysm.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 127-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anton N. Sidawy (Editor-in-Chief), Bruce A. Perler (Senior Editor)
{"title":"Information for authors","authors":"Anton N. Sidawy (Editor-in-Chief), Bruce A. Perler (Senior Editor)","doi":"10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00062-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00062-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Page A6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00062-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92055542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sang-il Min MD, Ahram Han MD, Chanjoong Choi MD, Seung-Kee Min MD, PhD, Jongwon Ha MD, PhD, In Mok Jung MD, PhD
{"title":"Iliofemoral vein thrombosis due to an intravascular fasciitis","authors":"Sang-il Min MD, Ahram Han MD, Chanjoong Choi MD, Seung-Kee Min MD, PhD, Jongwon Ha MD, PhD, In Mok Jung MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Intravascular fasciitis is a rare intravascular benign tumor that is usually located in the head and neck, the upper extremities, and trunk. Here we report a unique case of intravascular fasciitis occurring in the common femoral vein and causing iliofemoral vein thrombosis in an otherwise healthy 29-year-old woman.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 73-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management of a large hepatic artery aneurysm","authors":"Domenico Angiletta MD , Davide Marinazzo MD , Raffaele Pulli MD , Guido Regina MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present a rare case of a giant hepatic artery aneurysm in a 61-year-old man that was successfully treated by aneurysmectomy with prosthesis bypass grafting. Because the gastroduodenal artery was occluded, an adequate collateral circulation was not ensured after simple ligation, so a direct arterial flow to the liver was restored to avoid the risk of significant liver or biliary tract ischemia. A computed tomography scan at 1 month showed occlusion of the bypass. The patient remained asymptomatic, despite the supposed lack of adequate collateral circulation. The unpredictable blood supply to the liver is discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 97-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Afshin A. Skibba MD , Michael R. West Jr. MD , James R. Evans MD , Steven P. Hopkins MD , Simon Maltais MD, PhD , Daniel S. Rush MD
{"title":"Aspergillus thromboembolism from a mycotic ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm","authors":"Afshin A. Skibba MD , Michael R. West Jr. MD , James R. Evans MD , Steven P. Hopkins MD , Simon Maltais MD, PhD , Daniel S. Rush MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This case report describes an immune-competent patient with acute upper extremity ischemia caused by thromboembolism from an <em>Aspergillus</em>-infected ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. Efforts to identify the source of an acute arterial thromboembolic occlusion should be made, and a high index of suspicion for mycotic infection should be maintained in patients with an atypical presentation, such as fevers of unknown origin. Additional measures, such as pathologic examination of thromboembolic debris, blood cultures, and positron emission tomography, should be performed to identify the etiology in these unexplained situations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 94-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Giant vein graft aneurysm complicated by Loeys-Dietz syndrome","authors":"Sosei Kuma MD, PhD , Masaru Ishida MD, PhD , Jin Okazaki MD, PhD , Yoshio Arai MD, PhD , Michiya Hanyu MD, PhD , Katsumi Inoue MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a recently reported autosomal dominant aortic aneurysm syndrome with widespread systemic involvement. Although connective tissue diseases carry a theoretical risk of aneurysmal degeneration in vein grafts, there are no reports of vein graft aneurysm (VGA) in patients with connective tissue disease. We herein report the first case of a giant VGA that was manifested 5 years after the reconstruction of a popliteal artery aneurysm associated with LDS. A pathologic examination of the VGA revealed high proteoglycan deposition and medial degeneration of the diffuse type in the VGA; these findings conformed to LDS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 2","pages":"Pages 123-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}