1/73. Bockenheimer's syndrome.A case of a very extensive form of the rare Bockenheimer's syndrome (genuine diffuse phlebectasia) in a 45-year-old female patient is presented. The subject presented phlebectasias of the upper right leg, the vulva and the right side of the abdomen. The diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for cases of patients with Bockenheimer's syndrome are described.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/73. Acute massive pulmonary embolism following high ligation combined with compression sclerotherapy for varicose veins report of a case.A case of acute pulmonary embolism following high ligation and compression sclerotherapy for varicose veins is reported. A 54-year-old women developed superficial varicosities and stasis pigmentation on her left leg 1 year prior to her first visit to hospital. No deep vein thrombosis was detected by ascending phlebography performed 3 months prior to operation. High ligation combined with compression sclerotherapy was performed for the varicose veins. One day after treatment, the patient complained of chest pain and discomfort, and then collapsed. perfusion scintigraphy revealed multiple embolisms in the bilateral lungs. The patient recovered after aggressive anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapy. Although pulmonary embolism is a rare complication of sclerotherapy, it is potentially one of the most serious.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25539004895648keywords = chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/73. Ruptured duodenal varices: an autopsy case report.Bleeding from duodenal varices is a rare and life-threatening complication of cirrhosis. The diagnosis and management of this disease remains problematic. We herein report an autopsy case of a patient who suffered from recurrent bleeding from duodenal varices. A 48 year-old man with cirrhosis presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He had three episodes of massive melena during the 6 months prior to admission. However, the source of bleeding was not known. Emergent endoscopy revealed jet bleeding from varices in the second to third portion of the duodenum. Endoscopic ethanol injection sclerotherapy was attempted but rebleeding occurred and the patient died.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/73. Spinal epidural varices.A 16-year-old male experienced a sudden attack of back pain while walking through the corridor of school which required emergent hospitalization. Except for the back pain, no neurological symptoms were noted. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging indicated an angiopathy-like flow void in the epidural region at Th 3-5 which seemed to explain the patient's back pain. Thoracic laminectomy at Th 3-5 and resection of the affected site were performed. Pathologically, the resected lesion only had a dilated normal vein and no findings indicating vascular deformity. The patient's outcome was good and no relapse of pain has occurred for about 2 years since the operation. Although some authors have reported vascular deformity with spinal epidural hemorrhage or varices with lumbar hernia of the intervertebral disc, there is no report concerning spinal epidural varices with pain only. The present case seemed to be a rare event and is reported here.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 8.4522424894453keywords = back pain, back (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/73. hemoperitoneum following rupture of ectopic varix along splenorenal ligament in extrahepatic portal vein obstruction.A 29-year-old man with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction who underwent variceal eradication by sclerotherapy six years ago, was admitted with hypotension and abdominal pain. Abdominal paracentesis yielded frank blood. laparotomy showed bleeding from a large ectopic vessel along the splenorenal ligament. The vessel was ligated and the patient recovered.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.7076214539152keywords = abdominal pain (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/73. Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal varices.We report a patient with massive gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal varices, confirmed by emergency laparotomy. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to Chonnam National University Hospital with a 5-day history of melena with hematochezia. Fifteen years previously, she had undergone cholecystectomy for gallstone. Seven years previously, she had undergone an operation because of possible common bile duct stone. The details of this operation were not known. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed no varices in the esophagus, stomach, and proximal duodenum. colonoscopy demonstrated black-colored blood clots throughout the colon. A technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell (RBC) scan showed active proximal small bowel bleeding. Abdominal aortic angiography revealed mesenteric varices in the upper abdomen, but no active bleeding source was recognized. Because of the patient's continued massive gastrointestinal bleeding despite medical therapy, emergency laparotomy was performed. We found evidence of micronodular cirrhosis of the liver and an apparent Roux-en-Y anastomosis. There were numerous collateral variceal vessels in the jejunal limb with the liver and abdominal wall. Segmental resection of the involved jejunum and end-to-end anastomosis were perdilated formed. Histologic examination revealed submucosal veins with mucosal erosion.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/73. Orofacial findings in the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.The Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is a triad of congenital anomalies characterised by haemangiomas, varicosities, and unilateral bony and soft tissue hypertrophy. hypertrophy usually affects one distal limb, but trunk or face may be affected. Cutaneous haemangiomas (nevus flammeus) of varying extent and irregular contour are often present in the hypertrophic regions. Varicosities may also be part of the vascular lesions of the syndrome. Orofacial manifestations include facial asymmetry, jaw enlargement, and malocclusions as well as premature tooth eruption. Two cases of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome are presented here. Both of these show the typical hemifacial hypertrophy and premature eruption of teeth on the affected side. In the first case only the left mandibular region was affected. In contrast, in the second there was hypertrophy of the whole left side of the body including upper and lower jaws. This boy also suffers from congenital ideokinetic retardation, while the first was otherwise normal. Both cases differ from previously reported cases of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome in lacking any prominent facial nevus flammeus. In the first case there was also malformation of the crown of the first permanent molar on the affected side that has not been described previously.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/73. Superior vena cava varix incriminating obstructive total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a 42-day-old infant.We report a 42-day-old infant, who presented shortness of breath and remarkable cyanosis postprandially, with heterotaxy syndrome and complex congenital cardiovascular malformations. We deemed that the occurrence of the varix of the superior vena cava (SVC) may be related to the obstructive total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with turbulent jet via the stenotic orifice to the wall of the SVC. Intravenous prostaglandin E(1) unmasks obstruction of the TAPVC in our patient. We correlated the clinical features with the radioimaging findings of the plain chest film, the echocardiography, the angiocardiography, and the electron beam computed tomography (CT) of the chest, and ascribed the morphogenesis of the varix of the SVC to obstructive TAPVC in this infant.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.51078009791296keywords = chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/73. Varicosities of the valleculae: an unusual cause of hemoptysis?hemoptysis is a common respiratory symptom causing a great deal of anxiety. The cause is often apparent following a clinical history, upper-airway examination, bronchoscopy, and CT scanning of the thorax. We present a case of massive hemoptysis, the etiology of which was not readily apparent despite this conventional approach. Vallecular hemorrhage has been previously reported but is usually minor unless associated with surgical trauma, and can be readily missed if not aware of the possibility. We speculate about the etiology and mechanism for recurrent hemorrhage.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/73. Thrombosed varicose vein in the sternocleidomastoid muscle.A thrombosed varicose vein arising in the neck is quite rare. A 68-year-old Japanese male was referred to our hospital because of a mass in his left upper neck. The mass did not change in size in response to strain resulting from Valsalva's manouvre. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed iso-signal intensity of the mass on T1-weighted images and a target-like signal arrangement (concentric hyper-, hypo-, hyper-signal intensity from outside to inside) on T2-weighted images. Surgical excision revealed that the tumour arose from the intramuscular small vein in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The pathological examination revealed the mass to be a thrombosed varicose vein with capillarization in the dilated vein wall. The de-oxygenation and degradation of haemoglobin were thought to be responsible for these characteristic MRI findings. The concentric signal distribution on MRI strongly suggested this pathology.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = upper (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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