Role of the Internet in Medicine The internet has become an essential medium of communication and a popular disseminator of verifiable and non-verifiable information. In recent times, it has replaced many in-person contacts within the healthcare sector. With the volume…
The achievement and maintenance of sites for hemodialysis is a persistent challenge. A hemodialysis access that remains patent and free of infection and complications is critical to ensuring a high standard of care for the patient with end-stage renal disease…
Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) occurs following occlusion of the renal vasculature by cholesterol crystals originating from the aorta or other large arteries spontaneously (primary disease) or following vascular intervention (secondary disease). Cardiac and cerebrovascular cases of atheroembolic disease were the…
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Most anatomic descriptions of the cervical carotid artery note a straight course to the skull base free of branches. Although angulated cervical carotid arteries, especially the internal carotid artery (ICA), are a relatively common finding in adults (∼25%), the excessive…
Historical Background Hepatic artery aneurysms are the second most common type of visceral aneurysms after those of the splenic artery. In 1809 Wilson first described a hepatic artery aneurysm as the “size and shape of a heart involving the left…