Complete thrombotic occlusion of the arterial blood flow in the upper extremity was produced after mixture of Isovue 370 (iopamidol) and papaverine hydrochloride during routine angiography. Bolus and then continuous infusion of urokinase failed to dissolve the thrombus. The patient required a surgical thrombectomy and recovered uneventfully. This case report demonstrates that caution should be exercised when Isovue 370 and papaverine are used in angiography.
Case presentation: A middle-aged woman presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Abdominal computed tomography revealed gastric pneumatosis and air in the portal system. The patient had an unfavorable clinical course with pneumoperitoneum and septic shock due to secondary peritonitis. She underwent emergency laparotomy where neoformation of the mesentery root was found with infiltration of the small intestine and jejunal perforation. The anatomopathological study of the tumor revealed that it was a desmoid tumor. Discussion: To our knowledge this is the first report in the literature of gastric pneumatosis as the initial presentation of a mesenteric desmoid tumor. Although it usually has a benign clinical course, its locally invasive characteristics can lead to critical illness. Physicians shouldn’t overlook these types of complications, as early identification and surgical intervention can modify the prognosis and shorten hospital stay.
Placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) is not without complications, one of those being misplacement of the catheter tip. This event is dependent on the patient's vascular anatomy, hence unexpected misplacements may occur. We describe a case where a right subclavian CVC was inserted uneventfully, but later found to have migrated into a vein coursing through the midline of the neck, for which only three other cases have been reported. The catheter remained functional and was later removed without further complications.
Flores LRP et al. Cirurgia pós-bariátrica do tronco superior: abdominoplastia em "Y" The "Y" pattern postbariatric surgery upper trunk reshaping RESUMO Introdução: Após grande perda de peso, observa-se flacidez de pele em várias regiões do corpo. O abdome com grande excesso de pele necessita da combinação de incisões mistas para correção desta flacidez com maior eficiência. Contudo, as incisões clássicas em âncora permitem o tratamento do abdome médio e inferior, entretanto não corrigem satisfatoriamente a flacidez epigástrica residual em alguns pacientes. Método: Seis pacientes previamente operadas de dermolipectomia abdominal em âncora e que mantinham flacidez epigástrica residual e mamária realizaram a mamoplastia com pedículo inferior associada à dermolipectomia reversa em âncora no mesmo ato operatório. Com seguimento mínimo pós-operatório de três meses, foram feitas avaliações desta nova técnica, quanto ao tempo de recuperação do paciente, viabilidade da técnica cirúrgica, complicações intra e pósoperatórias, características das cicatrizes, adequada correção da flacidez epigástrica e da ptose mamária e satisfação do paciente. Resultados: As cirurgias foram realizadas sem complicações intra-operatórias. As incisões utilizadas permitiram exposição adequada do campo operatório e facilidade no tratamento das estruturas abordadas com pequeno acréscimo à cicatriz da mastopexia na região esternal. Os pacientes apresentaram expressiva melhora do contorno corporal na região epigástrica e satisfatória correção da ptose mamária. Todos se mostraram satisfeitos com o resultado. Conclusão: A abordagem permitiu o tratamento da flacidez abdominal em epigástrio e correção da ptose mamária, com resultados satisfatórios, seguros e reprodutíveis para os pacientes com grandes perdas ponderais. Descritores: Abdome/cirurgia. Mamoplastia. Obesidade. Cirurgia bariátrica. SUMMARY Introduction: After massive weight loss, there is a large amount of undesirable soft-tissue in many parts of the body. The breasts and the abdomen are usually the prioritary regions to be treated. However, the satisfactory treatment of the upper abdomen in postbariatric patients is sometimes a challenge for the surgeons. The reverse abdominoplasty do not satisfactorily correct the residual epigastric laxity in some patients with previously abdominal reshaping surgery, once this technique can not remove undesirable circumferential soft-tissue of the upper trunk. Methods: Six female patients who had undergone massive weight loss were treated with a new technique. This technique consists of a vertical reverse abdominoplasty with horizontal incisions through the submmamary folds and a simultaneous mammaplasty. Results: There were no serious complications. The technique allows satisfactory and simultaneous correction of: (1) the epigastric looseness, (2) the excess of skin of the armpit, (3) the dorsal rolls, (4) breast ptosis and (5) the lower inframammary folds with only a small addition to the mammaplasty scar in the sternal region. All patients reported bein...
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