1.Endovascular Stent Graft for Treatment of Complicated Spontaneous Dissection of Celiac Artery: Report of Two Cases.
Ung Rae KANG ; Young Hwan KIM ; Young Hwan LEE
Korean Journal of Radiology 2013;14(3):460-464
We report 2 cases of complicated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery, which were successfully treated by a stent graft. The first patient was a 47-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain. CT scan showed ruptured saccular aneurysm with surrounding retroperitoneal hematoma. The second patient was a 57-year-old man with progressive dissecting aneurysm. Endovascular stent graft was placed in the celiac trunk to control bleeding, and to prevent rupture in each patient. Follow-up CT scans showed complete obliteration of a dissecting aneurysm.
Abdominal Pain/etiology/radiography
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Aneurysm, Dissecting/*therapy
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Aneurysm, Ruptured/prevention & control
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Celiac Artery/*injuries
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Hematoma/etiology/radiography
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Hemorrhage/etiology/radiography
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Retroperitoneal Space
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Rupture, Spontaneous/therapy
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*Stents
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed/adverse effects
2.Transcatheter coil embolization of the inferior epigastric artery in a huge abdominal wall hematoma caused by paracentesis in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
Yun Ji PARK ; Sang Yeon LEE ; Seong Hun KIM ; In Hee KIM ; Sang Wook KIM ; Seung Ok LEE
The Korean Journal of Hepatology 2011;17(3):233-237
Therapeutic paracentesis is considered to be a relatively safe procedure and is performed commonly for the control of massive ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis. The commonest puncture site, approximately 4 or 5 cm medial of left anterior superior iliac spine, can be located across the route of the inferior epigastric artery, which is one of the sites of potential massive bleeding. In a 46-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis and refractory ascites, a huge abdominal wall hematoma developed after therapeutic paracentesis. The patient was not stabilized by conservative treatment, and inferior epigastric artery injury was confirmed on angiography. Angiographic coil embolization of the inferior epigastric artery was conducted, after which the bleeding ceased and the hematoma stopped growing. This case indicates that physicians performing paracentesis should be aware of the possibility of inferior epigastric artery injury and consider early angiographic coil embolization when a life-threatening abdominal wall hematoma develops.
Abdominal Wall
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Angiography
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Ascites/surgery
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Epigastric Arteries/*injuries
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Female
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Hematoma/*etiology/radiography/therapy
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Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis/*diagnosis
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Middle Aged
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Paracentesis/*adverse effects
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating/complications
3.MR Imaging in a Child with Scurvy: a Case Report.
Seung Woo CHOI ; Sun Won PARK ; Young Se KWON ; In Suk OH ; Myung Kwan LIM ; Won Hong KIM ; Chang Hae SUH
Korean Journal of Radiology 2007;8(5):443-447
Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study reports a case of scurvy in a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and developmental delay based on MRI findings.
Ascorbic Acid/blood/therapeutic use
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Bone Diseases, Metabolic/etiology
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Cerebral Palsy/complications
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Child, Preschool
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Cholecalciferol/blood
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Developmental Disabilities/complications
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Drainage
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Female
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Femur/pathology/radionuclide imaging/surgery
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Fever/etiology
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hematoma/diagnosis/etiology/surgery
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Humans
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Knee/radiography
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods
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Muscle Weakness/etiology
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Rare Diseases
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Scurvy/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy
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Thigh/pathology
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Vitamins/therapeutic use