aortic aneurysm/headache

A 73-year-old woman was referred to our hospital to investigate dilatation of an aortic arch which had been detected by a chest roentgenogram and severe aortic valve regurgitation detected by echocardiography. On admission, a computed tomography scan of the chest showed a large fusiform ascending

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare case of granulomatous arteritis which mainly involves the aorta and its large branches. Although arterial hypertension is the most common feature of the disease in both adults and children, patients with TA may present with numerous clinical manifestations. Our

A 69-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for investigation of an abnormality detected by a chest roentgenogram, and was subsequently found to have an ascending aortic aneurysm. She had not suffered any symptoms such as headache or polymyalgia rheumatica. Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of

A 27-year-old male with a positive family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm presented to his primary care physician and ultimately to the emergency department with the worst headache of his life and hypertension. An aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery was noted on CT and MRI. Upon

A 61-year-old male with hypertension presented with sudden onset of headache and nausea due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). He had two siblings with history of SAH due to ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Right carotid angiography on admission showed an anterior communicating artery aneurysm. At

Primary large saccular aortic aneurysm with high grade stenosis of aortic arc is rare, and no standard therapy is available. We have encountered one case and successfully treated using a hybrid interventional approach. A 59-year-old woman with a 7-day history of headache, dizziness and chest pain,

We reviewed our experiences with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair to assess the efficacy of cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) to prevent the neurological deficits and complications associated with CSFD. Between 2002 and 2015, 118 patients underwent TAAA repair. Seventy-eight patients

We report a case of giant cell arteritis that was incidentally diagnosed during a hybrid( open surgical and endovascular) approach to an extensive thoracic aortic disease. A 78-year-old man was admitted for the evaluation and treatment of annuloaortic ectasia and an extensive thoracic aortic

OBJECTIVE The first symptom of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is usually a headache. Japan has a low prevalence of GCA, and clinical features of this disorder have not been fully investigated. We conducted a retrospective evaluation of clinical features in patients with giant cell arteritis who visited

A 73-year-old man with inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm was admitted with headache and fever. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed pneumonia and antibiotic therapy was started. Short-term memory impairment was observed and his consciousness had been rapidly deteriorated with seazure.

OBJECTIVE To describe a direct anatomical treatment approach using an induced type Ib endoleak to increase spinal cord perfusion and reverse paraplegia occurring after endovascular exclusion of a type 2 thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). METHODS The approach is illustrated in an 82-year-old

Pheochromocytomas have been described in association with rare vascular abnormalities, most common of them being renal artery stenosis. A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of headache, sweating, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and severe hypertension. For the last

We report the case of a 55-year-old man who initially visited the emergency department of our hospital owing to fever, headache, and neck stiffness. He was diagnosed with meningitis because cerebrospinal fluid culture was positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae. After intravenous antibiotic treatment,

BACKGROUND The purpose of our study was to compare the efficacy of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in patients with impending rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (IRAAA) versus contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (CRAAA). METHODS Of the 21 patients who underwent EVAR for infrarenal AAA

OBJECTIVE Spinal fluid drainage reduces paraplegia risk in thoracic (TAA) and thoracoabdominal (TAAA) aortic aneurysm repair. There has not been a comprehensive study of the risks of spinal fluid drainage and how these risks can be reduced. Here we report complications of spinal fluid drainage in