Catheter entrapment in Chiari network: Extraction with radiofrequency.

We report a challenging case of a duodecapolar mapping catheter entrapment in Chiari network and its release by radiofrequency energy application with an ablation catheter.

Radiofrequency ablation of a middle cardiac vein inserted accessory pathway resulting in posterolateral coronary artery occlusion: A case report.

INTRODUCTION: Posteroseptal accessory pathways account for 34.5% of the total. Of these, 36% are located within the coronary sinus (CS). Its ablation requires technical alternatives to avoid damage to surrounding tissues, especially branches of the right coronary artery. CASE REPORT: A 22-year-old man was referred for re-do ablation of an accessory left septal-septal (PSE) pathway. Inside the CS, a precocity of 25 ms was found in the region of the median cardiac vein (VCM) (Fig. 2, panel A). Radiofrequency (RF) was administered with a non-irrigated bidirectional catheter within this vessel with resolution of the pre-excitation after 5 seconds. Immediately after, the patient presented chest pain and revealed a ST segment elevation of 1 mm in the inferior leads of ECG. Coronary angiography showed occlusion of the middle third of the posterior ventricular branch of the right coronary artery, with no signs of thrombus or dissection. Arterial angioplasty was performed with a bare metal stent, followed by TIMI III distal flow. Retrograde aortic mapping was performed and a precocity of 20 ms was found in the PSE region. The RF was applied followed by loss of pre-excitation after 1.5 seconds of application. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the risks involving delivering radiofrequency within the coronary sinus. We discuss some strategy that could help electrophysiologists in similar cases.

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma simulating scarring alopecia.

The microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive malignant adnexal neoplasm associated with significant morbidity. It is often underdiagnosed due to clinical and histopathological resemblance with other cutaneous neoplasms and/or a combination of lack of familiarity associated with inadequate samples. We report a case with clinical hypothesis of scarring alopecia and histopathological diagnosis of microcystic adnexal carcinoma with favorable outcome in a follow-up of eleven years, after surgical treatment.

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma simulating scarring alopecia

The microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive malignant adnexal neoplasm associated with signifi cant morbidity. It is often underdiagnosed due to clinical and histopathological resemblance with other cutaneous neoplasms and / or a combination of lack of familiarity associated with inadequate samples. We report a case with clinical hypothesis of scarring alopecia and histopathological diagnosis of microcystic adnexal carcinoma with favorable outcome in a follow-up of eleven years, after surgical treatment.