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Endoleaks: Current Concepts And Treatments - A Narrative Review, Zia Ur Rehman
Endoleaks: Current Concepts And Treatments - A Narrative Review, Zia Ur Rehman
Department of Surgery
Endoleaks are the most common complications following endovascular aneurysm repair. Depending upon their origin, there are five types of endoleaks, types I-V, which can also be classified as direct and indirect endoleaks. Direct endoleaks (type I and III) have higher risk of aneurysm rupture due to rapid sac expansion, and require immediate correction. Indirect endoleaks ( type II, IV and V) have a relatively benign course compared to direct endoleaks. Most of them resolve with time and very few need interventions upon sac enlargement. Type V endotension is a special situation where there is sac enlargement despite no demonstrable endoleak. …
Hypoglossal Nerve Paraganglioma Depicting As Glomus Tumor Of Neck, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Muhammad Wasif, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Ziad Sophie
Hypoglossal Nerve Paraganglioma Depicting As Glomus Tumor Of Neck, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Muhammad Wasif, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Ziad Sophie
Department of Surgery
Introduction: Paraganglioma are infrequent neuroendocrine tumors that are most commonly found in the carotid body, ganglia of the vagus, jugular and tympanic nerve. Very rarely they can involve other cranial nerves outside the cranial cavity, we present one such case of hypoglossal nerve paraganglioma in neck.
Case report: A 48 years old male presented with 1-month history of right sided stroke and aphasia. Ultrasonography of neck revealed a highly vascular mass on the right side of the neck. CT angiogram confirmed a highly vascular mass arising above the carotid bifurcation. With the working diagnosis of Glomus tumor, he underwent right …
Proximal Subclavian Artery Injury Managed Without Performing Median Sternotomy: A Case Report, Zia Ur Rehman
Proximal Subclavian Artery Injury Managed Without Performing Median Sternotomy: A Case Report, Zia Ur Rehman
Department of Surgery
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