Vascular Disease

Vascular sequelae of aortic arch thrombo-emboli

X. Cai, Z. Khalpey, J.D. Gates and E.C. Gravereaux

An 88-year-old woman presented with thrombo-embolic disease of the left upper extremity manifested by the classical signs of pain, paresthesias, pallor, pulselessness, and poikilothermia. She was found to have a thrombo-embolus in the left distal brachial artery as well as two large thrombi in the aortic arch and proximal descending aorta. Initial surgical intervention...

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(Vol 8 p 52-56, Vascular medicine; Vascular surgery: 3 December 2008)

The epic 1954 operation that led to one of surgery’s major advances: carotid endarterectomy

John E. Connolly

The first report of a successful operation for carotid stenosis in 1954 owes credit to the neurologist Fischer who noted that carotid disease is localized and thus could conceivably be bypassed or locally excised. With this knowledge Professor Pickering of St Mary’s Hospital, London, wisely obtained a carotid arteriogram on one of his patients and suggested to Rob and...

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(Vol 4 p L15-L17, Landmark Case Report; General Surgery; Vascular Disease: October 2004)

Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with proximal dissection

A.C. Qureshi, H.S. Flora, M. Matson and R.J. Ham

A case is described presenting with aortic dissection who was found to have a significant infrarenal aortic aneurysm. Various treatment options were considered for both conditions including open operation, conservative management and stent repair. The paieint was managed conservatively for six months whilst the dissection ‘matured’ when the infrarenal aneurysm was...

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(Vol 3 p 19-22, Vascular Disease: February 2004)

Painful leg and loss of vision in a diabetic

S. Patel, S. Lightman and W.A. Lynn

We report a case of recurrent bacteraemia due to Staphylococcus aureus with associated pyomyositis and endophthalmitis in an insulin-dependent diabetic with chronic liver disease secondary to alcohol abuse.

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(Vol 2 p 37-39, Vascular disease; Ophthalmology; Endocrinology: July 2002)

Contents by specialty

Editor-in-Chief

Frank Cross

Consultant Surgeon

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Editors

Neil Barnes

Consultant Physician

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Ali Jawad

Consultant Rheumatologist

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK