Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C M Stassen.
A case is described in which accidental perforation of a tracheocele caused by endotracheal intubation resulted in a postoperative pneumomediastinum. The tracheocele, an extremely rare finding in clinical anaesthesia, was confirmed radiologically and for the first time demonstrated by computed tomography.
After several attempts, temporary and permanent pacing for post-infarction symptomatic tachybradyarrhythmias, was finally achieved via the left internal jugular vein. Failure of bilateral subclavian venepuncture was experienced by two different operators. Partial right-sided pneumothorax developed following several attempts of subclavian puncture, and it resolved spontaneously. Upper extremity contrast venography revealed signs compatible with antecedent thrombotic disease of unknown etiology. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy was safely and successfully instituted.
Four cases are presented with clinical diagnosis of scrotal varicocele on the left side, and one case with ureter varices and left-sided haematuria as a result of compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (SMA), also known as "nutcracker phenomenon". The clinical signs and the radiological diagnostic methods of the condition are discussed.