Aortoesophageal fistula as a late complication of type B aortic dissectionJulio C Vasquez
Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA
Vascular 19:55-8. 2011
..Endovascular management with the placement of a stent graft was performed, but the patient ultimately died of multiorgan failure and possible myocardial infarction...
- Pleural empyema as a late complication of liver cystectomy for hydatid cyst
J C Vasquez
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Acta Chir Belg 109:797-8. 2009
..We report the case of a patient who developed right pleural empyema as a late complication of this procedure. She was successfully managed with antibiotics and a right thoracotomy...
- Staged approach for surgical management of external iliac vein aneurysm associated with traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula
Julio C Vasquez
Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 43:617-21. 2009
..We suggest that adequate surgical treatment can be offered in a staged approach: aneurysm resection with reconstruction should be done first, followed by closure of the arteriovenous fistula 6 months later...
- Percutaneous endovascular management of occluded HeRO dialysis access device
Julio C Vasquez
Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 44:44-7. 2010
..After 1 month of uneventful use, the device thrombosed and it was rescued with a percutaneous endovascular approach. The device remains patent 6 months after the intervention...
- Need for lung resection in patients with intact or ruptured hydatid cysts
J C Vasquez
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, United States
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57:295-302. 2009
..Lung hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in many areas of the world. We aimed to compare the outcome of surgical treatment in intact and ruptured (infected or noninfected) cysts...
- Severe mitral regurgitation and hepatopulmonary hydatid cysts: what should be treated first?
Julio C Vasquez
Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA
J Trop Pediatr 54:420-1. 2008
..Here, we present a 10-year-old boy with hepatopulmonary hydatid cysts and severe mitral regurgitation, who was successfully managed with a staged surgical approach treating the lung first, followed by the liver and finally, the heart...
- A large pediculated myxoma of the left ventricle causing outflow obstruction in a young man
Julio C Vasquez
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, Peru
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:1413.e1-3. 2007
..Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography defined the extent and location of the mass providing crucial information for surgical treatment, which was successful...
- Surgical management of giant superior mesenteric artery aneurysm
Julio C Vasquez
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Program, Dos de Mayo Nacional Hospital, Lima, Peru
Ann Vasc Surg 21:219-21. 2007
..Here, we describe our approach for the management of a giant SMA aneurysm...
- Surgical management of Aspergillus colonization associated with lung hydatid disease
Julio C Vasquez
Portneuf Medical Center and Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 14:116-8. 2008
..We present two cases of this rare entity and a case with Aspergillus sp. colonization of an existing ruptured hydatid cyst...
- Absence of brain involvement and factors related to positive serology in a prospective series of 61 cases with pulmonary hydatid disease
Saul J Santivañez
Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:84-8. 2008
..Cyst status in terms of complications should be described to allow appropriate assessment of serologic evaluations...
- Hemoptysis in a healthy young man after a stab wound to the chest
Julio C Vasquez
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Program, Dos de Mayo National Hospital Lima, Lima, Peru
Respiration 75:221-3. 2008
- Nonoperative management of acute spontaneous renal artery dissection
Sonia L Ramamoorthy
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA
Ann Vasc Surg 16:157-62. 2002
..In the short term, the combination of anticoagulation and expectant management appears to produce satisfactory outcomes for this difficult problem...
