BACKGROUND: Up to 3% of patients undergoing heart surgery suffer from an
intraabdominal complication (IAC). These complications carry a high mortality besides …

Carotid stenting has recently been considered as an alternative treatment to carotid
endarterectomy for certain patients with carotid stenosis. Hence, performing carotid …

PURPOSE: Nearly 40% of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash-related fatalities involve pediatric
patients, with many of these patients dying from head and neck injuries. West Virginia is in a …

Background Computed tomography angiography has become routine in the management of
penetrating trauma to the extremity. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of physical …

Objectives A 46-year-old female presented with primary aortic mural thrombus beginning
mid descending aorta with extension distally into the celiac artery and evidence of visceral …

A 27-year-old male patient presented to the Trauma Center with multiple gunshot wounds,
including a wound to right zone II of the neck, three wounds to the posterior neck and …

Objective Vascular steal syndrome of the distal extremity following AV fistula placement can
occur in up to 3% to 8% of patients. This occurrence often leads to additional surgery such …

Background Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is second only to traumatic brain injury as a
cause of death in blunt trauma. The usual location of these injuries is just distal to the left …