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Contrast flow phenomenon in inferior vena cava
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16 Feb 2016
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Varicose veins
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06 Aug 2022
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
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07 Jul 2017
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Transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), also known as transposition of the great vessels (TGV), is the most common cyanotic congenital cardiac anomaly presenting during the newborn period, with cyanosis in the first 24 hours of life.
It occurs as a result of ventriculoarterial discordance, w...
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Intravenous drug user
Intravenous drug users (IVDU) are people who inject non-medical and controlled medical drugs (and may have substance use disorder) for non-medical purposes. Frequently injected drugs include heroin, cocaine, prescription opioids and methamphetamine 6.
Terminology
More neutral terms such as pe...
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Nutcracker syndrome
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09 Feb 2023
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Incomplete partial subclavian steal syndrome
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05 Jul 2022
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Ultrasound
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Branches of internal carotid artery (mnemonic)
Useful mnemonics to remember the branches of the internal carotid artery is:
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Subclavian vein stenosis
Subclavian vein stenosis refers to a narrowing of the subclavian vein.
Clinical presentation
Presentation can be variable ranging from being asymptomatic to having arm swelling, arm pain, paraesthesia, neck pain and occipital headaches.
Pathology
Subclavian vein stenosis can arise from a num...
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Mediastinal haemangioma
Mediastinal haemangioma is a location-specific subtype of a haemangioma.
Epidemiology
Their incidence accounts for less than 0.5% among all mediastinal masses 1.
Clinical presentation
Up to half of patients may be asymptomatic 1. Others may present with non-specific symptoms, such as cough, ...
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Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, also known as levo- or L-loop transposition (L-TGA), is a rare cardiovascular anomaly with inversion of the ventricles and great arteries. See the main article on transposition of the great arteries for discussion of the D-loop subtype....
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Inferior vena cava web
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10 May 2022
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Kienbock disease
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06 Aug 2022
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Subclavian vein
The subclavian veins are the major veins that drain the upper limbs.
Gross anatomy
Origin and course
The subclavian vein is the continuation of the axillary vein as it crosses the lateral border of the 1st rib. It then arches cephalad, posterior to the medial clavicle before curving caudally ...
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Cogan syndrome
Cogan syndrome is a rare vasculitis of young adults that is primarily characterised by 1,4,6:
inflammatory eye disease (classically interstitial keratitis) 6
audiovestibular dysfunction (similar to Meniere disease) 6
Epidemiology
Cogan syndrome is rare and can occur in people of any age and ...
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Basilar tip aneurysm
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16 Apr 2015
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Tumours of blood vessels
Blood vessel derived tumours may arise from:
endothelial cells
haemangioma
lymphangioma
angiosarcoma
cells supporting or surrounding blood vessels
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haemangiopericytoma
Most arise in the soft tissues or viscera. Primary tumours of the large vessels (eg. aorta, IVC)...
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Carotid space
The carotid space, the suprahyoid portion of which is also known as the poststyloid parapharyngeal space, is a deep compartment of the head and neck bound by the carotid sheath.
Terminology
The "carotid space" terminology was introduced by some radiologists to facilitate differential diagnosis...
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Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
The anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) is one of three vessels that provides arterial blood supply to the cerebellum. It has a variable origin, course and supply, with up to 40% of specimens not having an identifiable standard AICA. The amount of tissue supplied by the AICA is variable (...
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Ruptured renal artery aneurysm managed with autotransplantation
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10 Mar 2013
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