scholarly journals Anterior spinal artery aneurysm in aortic stenosis of different etiology: Report of three cases

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Singh ◽  
Suprava Naik ◽  
Sanjeev K Bhoi ◽  
RV Phadke
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Anterior Spinal Artery ◽  
Coarctation Of Aorta ◽  
Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Aortic Arch Interruption ◽  
Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome

Isolated aneurysms of spinal arteries are rare. Spinal artery aneurysms are commonly found in association with spinal cord arteriovenous malformation and coarctation of aorta and rarely with aortic arch interruption and Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Spinal angiograms are the gold standard for diagnosing these spinal artery aneurysms but with the advances in computed tomography technology these aneurysms can also be very well demonstrated in computed tomography angiograms. We describe three cases of anterior spinal artery aneurysm, those are flow related aneurysms, associated with coarctation of aorta and with Takayasu arteritis.

Clipping of an anterior spinal artery aneurysm using an endoscopic fluorescence imaging system for craniocervical junction epidural arteriovenous fistula: technical note

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mansour ◽  
Toshiki Endo ◽  
Tomoo Inoue ◽  
Kenichi Sato ◽  
Hidenori Endo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Craniocervical Junction ◽  
Anterior Spinal Artery ◽  
Posterolateral Approach ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging System ◽  
Ventral Spinal Cord

The authors report the case of a 78-year-old man with a craniocervical junction epidural arteriovenous fistula who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured anterior spinal artery (ASA) aneurysm. Because endovascular embolization was difficult, a posterolateral approach was chosen and a novel endoscopic fluorescence imaging system was utilized to clip the aneurysm. The fluorescence imaging system provided clear and magnified views of the ventral spinal cord simultaneously with the endoscope-integrated indocyanine green videoangiography, which helped safely obliterate the ASA aneurysm. With the aid of this novel imaging system, surgeons can appreciate and manipulate complex vascular pathologies of the ventral spinal cord through a posterolateral approach, even when the lesion is closely related to the ASA.

scholarly journals Ruptured Anterior Spinal Artery Aneurysm Associated with Coarctation of Aorta

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jiarakongmun ◽  
P. Chewit ◽  
S. Pongpech
Keyword(s):  
Collateral Circulation ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Coarctation Of The Aorta ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Anterior Spinal Artery ◽  
Coarctation Of Aorta ◽  
Arterial Aneurysm ◽  
Spinal Axis ◽  
The Right ◽  
Acute Headache

A 39-year-old man presented with acute headache and neck pain, followed by quadriparesis and quadriparesthesia, accompanied by urinary and bowel incontinence. Lumbar puncture showed subarachnoid haemorrhage. Angiogram via a right axillary approach revealed severe coarctation of the aorta, between the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery. Multiple collateral circulation including an enlarged anterior spinal arterial axis bridging the stenosed arch provided collateral circulation to the abdominal aorta. A small lobulated aneurysm was seen at the radiculomedullary-anterior spinal artery junction from the right ascending cervical artery. This patient underwent successful surgical clipping of the aneurysm. Pathogenesis of the spinal arterial aneurysm associated with coarctation of the aorta is likely to result from the haemodynamic stress from collateral circulation through the anterior spinal axis rather than segmental arterial disease or angiodysplastic disease. Aneurysms of the spinal artery are rare but can be unusually found in association with SCAVMs, coarctation of aorta, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome or more rarely with aortic arch interruption.

Multislice imaging of gastrointestinal stromal tumors

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-14
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ◽  
Mesenchymal Tumors ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Preferential Localization ◽  
Multislice Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography Diagnosis

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract (1%). These tumors express the CD 117 in 95% of cases. The stomach is the preferential localization (70%). Diagnosis is difficult and sometimes late. Progress of imaging has greatly improved the management and the prognosis. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for diagnosis, staging, and treatment follow-up. The increasing recognition of GIST’s histopathology and the prolonged survival revealed some suggestive imaging aspects. Key words: gastro-intestinal stromal tumors; computed tomography; diagnosis

Posterior approach for cervical intramedullary arteriovenous malformation with diffuse-type nidus

1999 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Ohata ◽  
Toshihiro Takami ◽  
Alaa El-Naggar ◽  
Michiharu Morino ◽  
Akimasa Nishio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Posterior Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anterior Spinal Artery ◽  
Neural Element ◽  
Feeding Artery ◽  
Diffuse Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The treatment of spinal intramedullary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with a diffuse-type nidus that contains a neural element poses different challenges compared with a glomus-type nidus. The surgical elimination of such lesions involves the risk of spinal cord ischemia that results from coagulation of the feeding artery that, at the same time, supplies cord parenchyma. However, based on evaluation of the risks involved in performing embolization, together with the frequent occurrence of reperfusion, which necessitates frequent reembolization, the authors consider surgery to be a one-stage solution to a disease that otherwise has a very poor prognosis. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed diffuse-type intramedullary AVMs in the cervical spinal cords of three patients who subsequently underwent surgery via the posterior approach. The AVM was supplied by the anterior spinal artery in one case and by both the anterior and posterior spinal arteries in the other two cases. In all three cases, a posterior median myelotomy was performed up to the vicinity of the anterior median fissure that divided the spinal cord together with the nidus, and the feeding artery was coagulated and severed at its origin from the anterior spinal artery. In the two cases in which the posterior spinal artery fed the AVM, the feeding artery was coagulated on the dorsal surface of the spinal cord. Neurological outcome improved in one patient and deteriorated slightly to mildly in the other two patients. Postoperative angiography demonstrated complete disappearance of the AVM in all cases. Because of the extremely poor prognosis of patients with spinal intramedullary AVMs, this surgical technique for the treatment of diffuse-type AVMs provides acceptable operative outcome. Surgical intervention should be considered when managing a patient with a diffuse-type intramedullary AVM in the cervical spinal cord.

Cleft Alveolar Bone Graft Materials: Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562110076
Author(s):  
Caroline Dissaux ◽  
Laetitia Ruffenach ◽  
Catherine Bruant-Rodier ◽  
Daniel George ◽  
Frédéric Bodin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cell Therapy ◽  
Bone Graft ◽  
Cancellous Bone ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
Bone Substitutes ◽  
Comparable Efficacy ◽  
Alveolar Bone Grafting ◽  
Supplementary Material

Introduction: Since the early stages of alveolar bone grafting development, multiple types of materials have been used. Iliac cancellous bone graft (ICBG) remains the gold standard. Design/Methods: A review of literature is conducted in order to describe the different bone filling possibilities, autologous or not, and to assess their effectiveness compared to ICBG. This review focused on studies reporting volumetric assessment of the alveolar cleft graft result (by computed tomography scan or cone beam computed tomography). Results: Grafting materials fall into 3 types: autologous bone grafts, ICBG supplementary material, and bone substitutes. Among autologous materials, no study showed the superiority of any other bone origin over iliac cancellous bone. Yet ICBG gives inconsistent results and presents donor site morbidity. Concerning supplementary material, only 3 studies could show a benefit of adding platelet-rich fibrin (1 study) or platelet-rich plasma (2 studies) to ICBG, which remains controversial in most studies. There is a lack of 3-dimensional (3D) assessment in most articles concerning the use of scaffolds. Only one study showed graft improvement when adding acellular dermal matrix to ICBG. Looking at bone substitutes highlights failures among bioceramics alone, side-effects with bone morphogenetic protein-2 composite materials, and difficulties in cell therapy setup. Studies assessing cell therapy–based substitutes show comparable efficacy with ICBG but remain too few. Conclusion: This review highlights the lack of 3D assessments in the alveolar bone graft materials field. Nothing dethroned ICBG from its position as the gold standard treatment at this time.

scholarly journals Isolated iliac artery aneurysm in association with congenital pelvic kidney treated with iliac branch device: case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Centofanti ◽  
Kenji Nishinari ◽  
Bruna De Fina ◽  
Rafael Noronha Cavalcante ◽  
Mariana Krutman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Iliac Artery ◽  
Computed Tomography Angiography ◽  
Common Iliac Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Maximum Diameter ◽  
Pelvic Kidney ◽  
Iliac Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Common Iliac Artery ◽  
Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm

Abstract Background Association of abdominal aortic aneurysm with congenital pelvic kidney is rare and association with isolated iliac artery aneurysm is not yet described in the literature. Case presentation We present a case of successful repair of an isolated common iliac artery aneurysm associated with a congenital pelvic kidney treated by an endovascular technique. A 75-year-old man was referred for the treatment of an asymptomatic left common iliac artery aneurysm. A computed tomography angiography revealed an isolated left common iliac artery aneurysm and a left pelvic kidney. The maximum diameter of the aneurysm was 32 mm. The congenital pelvic kidney was supplied by three small superior polar arteries that emerged from the proximal non-aneurysmal portion of the common iliac artery and the main artery that arose from the left internal iliac artery. The aneurysm exclusion was accomplished by using an iliac branch device (Gore Excluder Iliac Branch, Flagstaff, AZ). The 1 and 6 months computed tomography angiography after the procedure demonstrated complete exclusion of the aneurysm and preservation of all renal arteries. Conclusion Treating patients with an association of iliac artery aneurysms and pelvic kidneys can be a challenge due the variable arterial anatomy. The use of iliac branch device is a safe and effective alternative in selected cases.

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