Carotid body tumors are rare, slow-growing, hypervascular neuroendocrine tumors. Although these tumors are benign neoplasm, they also have a tendency to malignant transformation. Complete surgical excision is the gold standard therapeutic modality for the treatment of carotid body tumors. Early surgical removal is recommended to prevent the development of larger and more advanced tumors, which are associated with higher morbidity and mortality. In this report, we presented three cases of carotid body tumor which were successfully treated with complete surgical excision, and reviewed the current literature. Furthermore, it was emphasized the necessity of early surgical management regardless of patient age and tumor size.

Femorofemoral crossover bypass is a surgical arterial revascularization modality which is commonly performed for unilateral aortoiliac occlusive disease. It is primarily applied to patients with intermittent claudication or critical limb ischemia in whom underlying anatomic constraints rule out endovascular means of restoring in-line flow and those who do not qualify for anatomic reconstruction due to the comorbid conditions that preclude a more invasive open surgical approach. This surgical procedure may be also used as a complementary component of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms when one aortoiliac arterial system is occluded to ensure exclusion of the aortic aneurysm. This review represents the current status of femorofemoral crossover bypass surgery as an extra-anatomic bypass procedure.

Vascular injury during total hip replacement is a rare condition with the incidence varying between 0.1% and 0.3%. However when develops, it has a potential of serious complications such as extremity loss and even death. Prompt identifi cation and appropriate surgical management of this condition are crucial and may decrease the rate of morbidity and mortality. In this report, we presented a case of iatrogenic iliac vein injury during total hip replacement and its successful surgical management.

A 71-year-old male patient was admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, he underwent an urgent coronary angiography and stent implantation to a totally occluded circumflex coronary artery. During the percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac arrest occurred and a short-lived and successful mechanical and medical cardiopulmonary resuscitation was applied. Once a satisfactory cardiac rhythm and arterial blood pressure were obtained, the patient underwent coronary artery bypass surgery on an emergency basis. During the operation, a high volume of intraabdominal hemorrhage secondary to hepatic injury was observed following additional exploratory laparotomy. We performed perihepatic packing for diffuse hepatic hemorrhage, since there was no particular focus of bleeding or rupture in the liver. In spite of accurate and sufficient fluid and blood product replacement, the patient died on account of hypovolemic shock. This report highlights the possibility of diffuse hepatic hemorrhage secondary to liver injury related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

İnternal mamaryan arterin yalancı anevrizması çok nadir bir klinik durumdur. Yırtılma, şiddetli kanama ve hatta ölüme neden olabileceği için, internal mamaryan arterin yalancı anevrizmalarının erken ve doğru tanısı ve tedavisi çok önemlidir. Stentleme ve koil embolizasyonu gibi endovasküler tedavi yaklaşımları günümüzde birinci basamak tedavi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu yazıda internal mamaryan arterin yalancı anevrizması olan bir olgu literatür verileri ışığında sunuldu.