1.Rupture of Giant Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm in a Leukemic Patient Submitted to Chemotherapy.
Gianfranco VARETTO ; Claudio CASTAGNO ; Matteo RIPEPI ; Paolo GARNERI ; Simone QUAGLINO ; Pietro RISPOLI
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014;47(4):413-415
The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is a relatively rare location for lower limb aneurysmatic disease. In the literature, this disease is described an association between a relatively high growth rate and/or the rupture of aneurysms and chemotherapeutic agents. We report a case of the rupture of a giant SFA aneurysm in a patient during chemotherapy for acute lymphatic leukemia.
Aneurysm*
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Arteries
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Drug Therapy*
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Femoral Artery*
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Humans
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Leukemia
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Lower Extremity
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Rupture*
2.Primary Aortoenteric Fistula of a Saccular Aneurysm: Case Study and Literature Review.
Gianfranco VARETTO ; Lorenzo GIBELLO ; Alessandra TREVISAN ; Claudio CASTAGNO ; Paolo GARNERI ; Pietro RISPOLI
Korean Circulation Journal 2015;45(4):337-339
Primary aortoenteric fistula is a direct communication between the aorta and intestinal lumen and it represents a rare but potentially lethal complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. However, it may occur less frequently in a naive non-aneurysmatic aorta. Diagnosis is often difficult and delayed in most cases, unless there is a high level of clinical awareness. Urgent surgery is still the recommended treatment. We describe the case of primary aortoenteric fistula of a saccular aneurysm. A 55-year-old woman was referred to our center with hematemesis, melena, and severe anemia who was dignosed previously with unknown saccular abdominal aneurysm.
Anemia
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Aneurysm*
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Aorta
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
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Diagnosis
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Female
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Fistula*
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Hematemesis
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Humans
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Melena
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Middle Aged