splenic infarction/obesity

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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Splenic Infarction: An Unusual Presentation and an Unusual Indication.

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Background

Splenic infarction is a rare clinical condition. It is generally attributed to hematologic, vascular, cardioembolic, and infectious diseases or trauma. Case Presentation. We describe a rare case in an otherwise asymptomatic 41-year-old overweight woman with

Splenic infarct in a patient with Infectious Mononucleosis: a rare presentation.

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We report a case of a 25-year-old obese, currently smoking, female diagnosed with EBV infectious mononucleosis. The patient complained of sudden onset abdominal pain with progressively increasing intensity in the left upper quadrant. Abdominal CT scan showed a wedge infarct of the spleen. We present

Acute Pancreatitis with Splenic Infarction as Early Postoperative Complication following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

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Obesity is becoming a global health burden along with its comorbidities. It imposes tremendous financial burden and health costs worldwide. Surgery has emerged as the definitive treatment option for morbidly obese patients with comorbidities. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is performed now more

Normal anatomy and complications after gastric bypass surgery: helical CT findings.

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OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness and potential pitfalls of helical computed tomography (CT) for depiction of normal anatomy and diagnosis of complications after gastric bypass surgery. METHODS From March 1998 to July 2002, 100 abdominal and pelvic CT examinations were performed in 72 patients

[Splenic late infarction after laparoscopic gastrectomy: a case report].

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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic gastrectomy has emerged in recent years as an effective technique for the treatment of morbid obesity due to low mortality morbidity rates. Its complications include dehiscence suture line, and others such as splenic infarction. We discuss a case of splenic infarction after

Hemoglobin S-C disease revisited: clinical study of 106 adults.

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We describe the clinical features of S-C hemoglobin disease in 106 adults seen during the years 1972-2000 and followed for a mean period of 6.8 years (range 1-27 years). The median age of the patients was 50 years. Common clinical features were pain crisis (65%), avascular necrosis of the hip (23%),

Bariatric Embolization: A Narrative Review of Clinical Data From Human Trials.

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Bariatric arterial embolization (BAE) is a novel technique that is investigated as an alternative, often supplementary, method for weight management. BAE reduces blood perfusion to the gastric fundus, and thus, reduces the production of appetite-inducing hormones. No randomized controlled trial has

Weight Loss after Left Gastric Artery Embolization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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A systematic review of clinical trials investigating the safety and efficacy of left gastric artery (LGA) embolization as a bariatric procedure was performed. The Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies (MINORS) instrument was used for quality assessment. Patient characteristics, weight loss

Greater curvature gastroplasty. Follow-up at 34 months.

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This retrospective study analyzes the results of 198 consecutive greater curvature gastroplasties performed in 23 male and 175 female patients with morbid obesity. The gastroplasty consisted of the creation of a 30-50 cm3 proximal gastric pouch by a double application of the TA-90 stapler, modified

Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators Directs Cardiac Healing and Repair with Activation of Inflammation and Resolution Program in Heart Failure.

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After myocardial infarction, splenic leukocytes direct biosynthesis of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) that are essential for the resolution of inflammation and tissue repair. In a laboratory environment, after coronary ligation of healthy risk free rodents (young adult mice) leukocytes

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