aneurysm/diarrhea

METHODS A 60-year-old man had a dacron aortofemoral bypass graft inserted to replace a ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm rupture. He subsequently had tachyarrhythmic atrial fibrillation with heart failure, NYHA class IV, and diffuse abdominal pain associated with watery diarrhea. METHODS Stool

An 84-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to diarrhea. Fourteen years ago, he underwent a graft replacement for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Three years ago, he was pointed out left internal iliac artery aneurysm about 8cm in diameter. During the hospital stay, he experienced sudden

Between January 1, 1978, and December 31, 1987, a total of 103 patients had operations for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. The average age was 73 years (range, 53 to 91 years). Thirty-two patients died during surgery or in the immediate postoperative period. In 19 of the remaining 71 patients

OBJECTIVE Fistulous communication between the splenic artery and the vein is rare. We present one such case. METHODS A 50 year old woman was admitted to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain and diarrhea, both unrelated to the meals. Physical examination, laboratory testing, computed

Spontaneous rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in the third trimester of pregnancy is a catastrophic event associated with a very high fetal and maternal mortality rate. Review of the literature reveals nine reported cases of combined maternal and fetus survival. None were diagnosed prior to

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomally dominant inherited disorder characterized by neurocutaneous and bony lesions with multisystem vasculopathy in the form of stenotic and aneurysmal disease. The multisystemic nature of NF1 aneurysmal disease can have potentially serious clinical

Colon ischemia following aortic reconstruction is a severe complication with an incidence of 1% to 2% of the operated patients; this infrequent complication will be lethal for nearly half of these patients. Commonly, colon ischemia may be an intraoperative observation or an early postoperative

It is widely accepted that early enteral nutrition is beneficial to critically ill patients. Diarrhea is a common problem in this setting and is often erroneously ascribed to enteral feedings. More often medications cause the diarrhea. Multiple cases of severe diarrhea associated with the use of a

Nontyphoid Salmonella strains are important pathogens commonly found worldwide, typically causing gastrointestinal illness. Here, we report a case of a 66-yearold man with an abdominal aortic infected (or so-called mycotic) aneurysm caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis

A 65-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with diabetes, presented with fever and a warm, pulsatile, tender mass over the medial aspect of her left thigh. She gave a history of diarrhea two weeks earlier. All lower limb pulses were present. CRP was 18.3 mg/l with evidence of neutrophil leukocytosis.

Clinically relevant rates of ischemic colitis (IC) causing diarrhea, systemic involvement, colon necrosis, and, ultimately, death by multiple organ failure affect only a small proportion of patients after aortic reconstructions, with reported incidences of 2.7 to 3.3%. The key to treating and saving

Case 1: 75 years old male was admitted to our hospital with anterior chest subcutaneous bleeding. Coagulation study revealed that fibrinogen and alpha 2-PI decreased, and FDP, FPA, B beta 15 approximately 42 and D-dimer increased. Case 2: 78 years old male was admitted to Shingu City Hospital with a

Infarctions of the colon and rectum (incidences approximately 1 and 0.5 per cent, respectively) are caused by compromised collateral circulation to the colon and rectum, usually as a result of arteriosclerotic disease of the superior and inferior mesenteric arterial systems, as well as the

OBJECTIVE To report endovascular repair of an iatrogenic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissection caused by a balloon occlusion catheter. METHODS A 68-year-old man with a suprarenal aortic aneurysm underwent conventional prosthetic replacement, during which visceral artery back bleeding was

The effect of surgery for combined abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and internal iliac artery aneurysm (IIAA) on postoperative intestinal ischemia and sexual dysfunction was studied. Nineteen men and three women, aged 51 to 79 years, were included in this study. The IIAA was unilateral in 13 cases