Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jun 1988
Case ReportsA case of neurofibromatosis associated with a coronary artery aneurysm and myocardial infarction.
A case of myocardial infarction secondary to thrombosis of a coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with neurofibromatosis is presented. The vascular manifestations of neurofibromatosis, and the associated clinical sequelae, are reviewed.
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Central venous catheters inserted through the subclavian or basilic veins may be misplaced in the internal jugular vein. A simple technique employing a deflector guide wire allows catheter reposition in a very short time without the need for catheter withdrawal. In this manner, radiation exposure, the risk of catheter contamination, and patient discomfort are lessened.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 1987
Case ReportsEmbolization of blunt trauma in the pediatric patient.
The use of embolization for control of hemorrhage following blunt trauma is well accepted in the adult population. This paper describes 2 cases in which embolization techniques were used successfully to control hemorrhage following blunt trauma in pediatric patients.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 1987
Case ReportsUnilateral left leg edema: a variation of the May-Thurner syndrome.
A single patient with left leg edema was examined with venography and computed tomography. A tortuous left common iliac artery was found to be compressing the left common iliac vein, causing near total obstruction of the left iliac vein. Hemodynamic pressure measurements confirmed the significance of the obstruction.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 1986
Case Reports Comparative StudyHemopericardium resulting from attempted internal jugular vein catheterization: a case report and review of complications of central venous catheterization.
An unusual case of hemopericardium and presumed fatal cardiac tamponade complicating attempted right internal jugular vein catheterization by the posterior approach is reported. Reports of complications in a series of internal jugular vein catheterizations using various approaches (posterior, central, anterior, supraclavicular) and subclavian vein catheterizations are reviewed. Internal jugular vein catheterization is not necessarily safer than subclavian vein catheterization: numerous factors determine success rate and complication rate in central venous catheterizations.