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A 25-year-old yellow-naped Amazon parrot (Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata) was presented for nasal discharge and sneezing. Physical examination revealed poor feather quality, a mild serous nasal discharge, and a mass on the dorsal surface of the oral cavity. Cytologic examination of a mass
Successful thrombectomy for left atrial ball thrombus without mitral stenosis is presented. A 62-year-old man was admitted to our department because of intermittent claudication. Arteriography demonstrated complete occlusion in bilateral superficial femoral arteries, however, the arterial wall was
The acquired narrow lumbar canal with compression of epidural cavity and nerve root canals is caused by degenerative bony changes and disc herniation. Clinical and radiological findings are described, especially those in myelography and computerized tomography. Complaints, resistant to conservative
We experienced two cases whose low back pain was improved after vascular reconstructive surgery for arteriosclerosis obliterans in the abdominal cavity. Based on these observations, we propose the term "vascular backache" and we discuss possible pathomechanisms underlying this condition. One patient
A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of swelling and pain in his right calf developing after acupuncture for intermittent claudication. Computed tomography with contrast medium revealed a large hematoma with contrast medium leakage in his right calf. Emergent angiography
A fifty-nine year old male presented with disabling intermittent claudication. A Translumbar Aortogram was performed showing ".....total occlusion of the abdominal aorta just distal to the level of the renal arteries". As a direct result of this invasive radiological procedure, he subsequently
BACKGROUND
Recently, several kinds of lasers have been widely employed in the field of medicine and surgery. However, laser applications are very rare in the field of cardiovascular surgery throughout the world. So, we have experimentally tried to use lasers in the field of cardiovascular surgery.