Transverse Colon Thromboangiitis Obliterans of the

<p>Visceral bed involvement in thromboangiitis obliterans: a systematic review</p>

“… Appendix was macroscopic and microscopic normal. Resection of sigmoid colon Recovery 25 1979 Borlaza et al (Michigan, USA) 27 1 36 years 2-week history of abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting and weight loss TAO diagnosis after abdominal pain according to clinical manifestation, angiography of lower limbs Two packs of cigarettes per day for 21 years Laparotomy by initial diagnosis of intussusception and resection if ileum Histology findings was suggestive for BD Aortography was also supportive for visceral TAO Resection of ileum (30 cm) Recovery 26 1979 Sobel et al (California, USA) 28 1 35 years During hospital admission for non-healing wound of amputation stump, the patient developed abdominal pain following decreased consciousness and generalized seizure TAO diagnosis 10 years earlier and one BK amputation Histology had confirmed TAO One to two packs of cigarette for 25 years In autopsy necrotic pancreas and infarcted spleen due to occlusion of celiac and splenic artery and hemorrhagic bilateral adrenal necrosis and hemorrhagic infarction of pituitary and cerebral cortices Histology of celiac artery was supportive for TAO diagnosis Nothing for the abdominal pain due to acute renal failure Death 27 1977 Sachs et al (Texas, USA) 29 1 45 years Constant left upper quadrant abdominal pain History of 1 year anorexia and weight loss TAO diagnosis at the time of admission for abdominal pain Two packs of cigarettes for 30 years Barium enema and aortography Histology was supportive for TAO diagnosis Resection of transverse colon Unknown 28 1972 Wolf et al (Washington, USA) 30 …”

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Buerger`s disease A Case Report and A Review of the Literature

“…Buerger’s disease is an inflammatory and thrombo-occlusive vascular disease which usually involves the small and medium-sized arteries and veins of the proximal and distal extremities of young male smokers. Occasionally cerebral 1 ) , mesenteric 2 ) , coronary and other arteries 3 ) may be involved. In Korea, Buerger’s disease is the most common occlusive disease of the peripheral vascular system, especially in the lower extremities of young men 4 ) .…”