Gunshot Wounds Causing Distal Arterial Bullet Embolisms.

We report two cases involving small-caliber gunshot wounds to the chest with embolization of the bullet which complete occluding arterial circulation into the left lower extremity. A 30-years-old and 19-years-old men suffered gunshots wound to the thorax and abdomen with subsequent arterial embolisms into their left legs. Image studies revealed the left popliteal and femoral arteries occlusion by the missiles. Arteriotomies were auspiciously performed to retrieve the projectiles along with Fogarty catheters thrombectomies which conclude successful outcomes. At a 6 and 36 months' follow-up, the patients were doing well without any vascular associated complications. Bullet embolization of the arterial or venous systems is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot injuries with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This complication's suspicion should rise when there is a gunshot injury without an exit wound and with sudden pain or ischemia in an extremity. Individualized treatment should be urgently performed to avoid irreversible damage to the affected area.

Leiomiomatosis endoluminal de la vena cava inferior con extensión a la aurícula derecha. Abordaje multidisciplinario, reporte de caso clínico, revisión y actualización / Endoluminal leiomyomatosis of the lower vena cava with extension to the right atrium. Multidisciplinary approach, clinical case report, review and update

Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 57 años de edad a quien en el año 2018 realizaron una histerectomía abdominal total + salpingooforectomía derecha. Posteriormente, se hacen imágenes diagnósticas en las que se evidencia una lesión que ocupa la luz de la vena cava inferior y que se extiende desde la vena ilíaca derecha hasta la aurícula. Inicialmente se intenta extracción percutánea, que resulta fallida, por lo que se programa una cirugía abierta (laparotomía) junto al departamento de cirugía hepatobiliar y cardiovascular. En la sala de operaciones, se aborda por incisión de Mercedes Benz, se realiza desinserción y movilización hepática, exponiendo la vena cava inferior, se incide la misma y se procede a traccionar la masa tumoral hasta extraer la lesión completamente

We present a case of a 57-year-old patient who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy plus right salpingoophorectomy in 2018, subsequently performed diagnostic images showing an injury that occupies the lumen of the inferior vena cava and extends from the right iliac vein to the atrium; initially percutaneous extraction is attempted, which is failed, which is why the patient is scheduled for open surgery (laparotomy) in conjunction with the department of hepato-biliary and cardiovascular surgery; in the operating room, it is approached by incision of Mercedes Benz, performing disinsertion and hepatic mobilization exposing the inferior vena cava, the same is incised and the tumor mass is betrayed until the lesion is completely removed

Tratamiento multidisciplinario actual por etapas del síndrome de Paget-Schroetter: a propósito de 2 casos y revisión de la literatura / Current multidisciplinary treatment by stages of the Paget-Schroetter syndrome: in relation to 2 cases and review of the literatura

El síndrome de opérculo torácico se debe a la compresión de los vasos subclavios y/o plexo braquial. Puede ser de tipo neurológico (95%), venoso (< 4%) y arterial (1%). Se conoce como síndrome de Paget-Schroetter al síndrome de opérculo torácico que se asocia a trombosis de la vena subclavia, más común en la extremidad superior dominante y en pacientes jóvenes. El tratamiento de elección para el síndrome de Paget-Schroetter consiste en la trombólisis de la vena subclavia y en la resección de la primera costilla de forma temprana para descomprimir el paquete neurovascular subclavio, disminuyendo el riesgo de retrombosis o síntomas recurrentes. En este artículo describimos dos casos de tratamiento para el síndrome de Paget-Schroetter con resección por cirugía toracoscópica video asistida de la primera costilla y realizamos una revisión de la literatura al respecto

The thoracic outlet compression is due to the compression of the subclavian vessels and / or brachial plexus, which can be neurological (95%), venous (< 4%) and arterial (1%). Paget-Schroetter syndrome is when thoracic outlet compression is associated with subclavian vein thrombosis, being more common in the dominant upper limb and in young patients. The treatment of choice for Paget-Schroetter syndrome consists of thrombolysis of the subclavian vein and resection of the first rib early, to decompress the subclavian neurovascular bundle, decreasing the risk of rethrombosis or recurrent symptoms. In this article, we describe 2 cases of treatment for Paget-Schroetter syndrome with video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery resection of the first rib, carrying out a review of the literature in this regard