Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2006
Case ReportsRuptured left gastric artery aneurysm: unique presentation with hemothorax and hemomediastinum.
Although splanchnic artery aneurysms are uncommon and remain mostly asymptomatic, they are associated with a high mortality rate when they rupture. We discuss the case of a 66-year-old woman who had successful embolization of a left gastric artery aneurysm after presenting with acute chest pain and the unusual computed tomography findings of hemothorax and hemomediastinum. To our knowledge, only one other similar case has been published in the literature.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2006
Balloon-assisted occlusion of the internal iliac arteries in patients with placenta accreta/percreta.
Placenta accreta/percreta is a leading cause of third trimester hemorrhage and postpartum maternal death. The current treatment for third trimester hemorrhage due to placenta accreta/percreta is cesarean hysterectomy, which may be complicated by large volume blood loss. ⋯ Our findings do not support the contention that in patients with placenta accreta/percreta, prophylactic temporary balloon occlusion and embolization prior to hysterectomy diminishes intraoperative blood loss.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2006
Case ReportsBenign mature mediastinal dysembryoma with pulmonary extension revealed by recurrent hemoptysis in a young woman.
We report one case of mature mediastinal teratoma with pulmonary extension surgically diagnosed in a 22-year-old woman complaining of recurrent hemoptyses for which no etiological explanation could be found. Thoracic surgery was only decided on after three embolizations proved ineffective.