The other technique is endovascular aneurysm repair. With this minimally invasive technique, the graft is fed into the abdominal aorta through an artery in the groin (the femoral artery) avoiding the ...

An extensive aneurysm of the thoracic and abdominal aorta involving the left renal artery was found in a 21-year-old Nigerian man who presented with abdominal pain and hypertension. Nephrectomy was ...

The characteristics of combat trauma to blood vessels include deep and widespread damage to the vascular wall, often ...

Reported at the annual meeting of the Association of American Physicians, June 2, 1887, at Washington, D. C ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with systemic inflammation and a heightened risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases, while the role of eosinophilia in atherogenesis remained ...

Screening for disease, including cancer, can cause harm —during screening, diagnosis and treatment. With lung cancer ...

Learn about aneurysms, their causes, symptoms, and treatment options to understand this potentially life-threatening ...

Lusorian artery aneurysm was excluded by ligation of the proximal origin at the level of the proximal descending thoracic aorta and distally from the aneurysm by left-sided thoracotomy. The ...

Results: A persistent dissection flap was found in 34 (68%) patients. All segments of residual distal aorta showed dilatation with time. Growth rate was maximum for abdominal aorta - 3.1 (1.6 - 5.4) ...

Abdominal X-rays may be done before other tests that look at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or urinary tract. These include an abdominal CT scan and renal or kidney tests. Basic information regarding ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Background Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is thought to be a rare entity in which the third portion of the duodenum is compressed by the narrow angle between the SMA and the aorta. The ...