Angiología
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Review Case Reports
[An inflammatory aortic aneurysm ruptured into the retroperitoneum and an extensive communication of the aneurysm with the vena cava inferior].
Aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysms that occurs with a frequency of 1% of operative cases or less. In this report we present a case of aortocaval fistula associated with ruptured and inflammatory aortic aneurysm that became apparent after evacuation of the thrombus. The inferior cava was ligated. We discuss the clinical syndrome and the management of patients with aortocaval fistula secondary to an abdominal aortic aneurysm and the results of surgical repair.
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The experience about treatment in infiltrating tumors of Carotid Corpus, III Degree (Shamblin), is presented. Different methods of carotid reconstruction, and biologic and evolutive characteristics are emphasized, discussing preoperatory study and surgical technics.
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The aneurysm of subclavian artery is uncommon, and its differential diagnosis is posed with other mediastinal expansive processes in a conventional RX level. A case of right subclavian aneurysm is presented.
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On the base of a study performed on 34 patients who underwent an amputation since 1981 to 1987, we evaluated the incidence of postamputation syndromes such as phantom limb, phantom pain, stump pain analyzing their variations during 6 years. The patients were divided in 6 groups according to the time gone by from the date of operation. The results reveals a not significant decrease of incidence of postamputation syndromes even though their frequency and intensity show a relative improvement.