• Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare cause of acute coronary syndromes in young otherwise healthy patients with a striking predilection for the female gender. (uncg.edu)
  • The purpose of this research is to compare sympathetic function (flight or fight system), arterial structure and mechanics of participants with history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) to age and sex matched control participants. (mayo.edu)
  • SCAD (Spontaneous coronary artery dissection - tear in the arterial wall that is not related to trauma) is an under-diagnosed and poorly understood condition that mostly affects young women without common cardiovascular risk factors, and can result in heart attack and death. (vchri.ca)
  • All Anythink locations will delay opening on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, due to a staff meeting. (anythinklibraries.org)
  • The second image demonstrates the angiographic characteristics of a chronic subadventitial dissection of the right internal carotid artery. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic subadventitial dissection of the right internal carotid artery. (medscape.com)
  • The annual incidence of internal carotid artery dissection is 1.72 per 100,000, and vertebral artery dissection 0.97 per 100,000. (medscape.com)
  • In one community-based study, the average annual incidence of spontaneous cervical internal carotid artery dissections was 2.6 cases per 100,000. (medscape.com)
  • Blunt Dissection is the task of exposing a structure of interest (e.g. an artery) by the separation of the surrounding tissue. (dlr.de)
  • Blunt dissection is regularly performed during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, e.g. when the surgeon exposes the Calot triangle. (dlr.de)
  • On the other hand, there has been less work on how to introduce robotics into blunt dissection. (dlr.de)
  • In this master thesis, we try to take a first step towards including LfD into a robotic blunt dissection task, in order to learn appropriate strategies to perform the task. (dlr.de)
  • A gingival elevator was inserted through the pinhole used for blunt dissection and raised a mucoperiosteal flap. (who.int)
  • Spontaneous cervical artery dissections are dissections that occur without any trauma to the neck. (wikipedia.org)
  • Traumatic cervical artery dissections are dissections that occur after any sort of trauma to the neck, ranging from minor trauma such as nose-blowing or sneezing to severe trauma such as roadside accidents. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most traumatic dissections are secondary to some form of rapid decelerations injuries resulting in hyperextension or hyperflexion with rotational injury of the neck. (wikipedia.org)
  • Headache Visual disturbances (i.e. diplopia, ptosis) Tinnitus Neck and face pain Horner syndrome (often partial) Loss of taste Anosmia Unilateral weakness Stroke Various imaging modalities can be used for the diagnosis of cervical artery dissection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cervical artery dissection is a major cause of ischemic stroke in young adults, but the diagnosis can be difficult to make because patients may present with benign symptoms such as headache, neck pain, or dizziness. (medscape.com)
  • Radical neck dissection is an operation that was created in 1906 to solve the problem of metastatic neck disease. (medscape.com)
  • Classic radical neck dissection is still the criterion standard for surgical control of a neck metastasis. (medscape.com)
  • The necessity to maximize control and to minimize morbidity prompted modifications to the classic neck dissection. (medscape.com)
  • Therefore, these findings led to another neck dissection modification, which is the selective preservation of 1 or several LN groups. (medscape.com)
  • In 1906, Crile was the first person to describe radical neck dissection, which encompasses the surgical removal of neck metastases contained between superficial and deep fascial layers of the neck. (medscape.com)
  • In the 1950s, Martin routinely used radical neck dissection for the management of neck metastasis. (medscape.com)
  • In 1991, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) published an official report that standardized the terminology for different types of neck dissection. (medscape.com)
  • T2N1M0 - still waiting on pathology but my surgeon told me one of the reasons he was recommending TORS and neck dissection versus chemo and radiation was there may be a chance if just completing this with the surgery. (cancer.org)
  • I had a tonsil and 54 lymph nodes removed during TORS/neck dissection. (cancer.org)
  • Select patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma with clinically involved lateral neck nodes (cN1b disease) may not require prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (PCND), according to our retrospective study published recently in the Annals of Surgical Oncology . (mskcc.org)
  • It passes in location between different races were also front of or behind the bile duct or the com- noted and compared with data from other mon hepatic duct to reach the neck of the gall studies. (who.int)
  • See also Overview of Aortic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Ruptured aortic aneurysms and dissections are estimated to cause almost 30,000 deaths in the United States each year. (medlineplus.gov)
  • At the moment, there is no definitive location for the dissection, with some believing dissection initially occurs within the connective tissue and vasa vasorum of the media while others believe dissection begins with an intimal tear. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arterial dissection is characterized by an intimal tear that results in an intramural hematoma and subsequent splitting of vessel wall layers, causing stenosis or occlusion and potentially aneurysmal dilatation of the vessel. (medscape.com)
  • Cervical dissections can be broadly classified as either "spontaneous" or traumatic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cervical artery dissections are a significant cause of strokes in young adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Signs and symptoms of a cervical artery dissection are often non-specific and can be localized or generalized. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cervical artery dissection has been noted to be a common cause of young adult strokes, with some sources indicating a prevalence of up to 20% in this young adult population with annual incidence rates between 2.6 and 2.9 per 100,000, although these incidences may be misleading with true incidences being higher because clinical presentations can vary, many being minor or self-limited, and thus these dissections can go undiagnosed. (wikipedia.org)
  • As such, cervical artery dissection can be further categorized based on the involvement of artery: carotid vs. vertebral, and the location of the dissection: intracranial vs. extracranial. (wikipedia.org)
  • The two main causes of cervical artery dissection can be broadly categorized as either spontaneous or traumatic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hereditary connective tissue diseases include autosomal polycystic kidney disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, fibromuscular dysplasia, and osteogenesis imperfecta type 1 although studies have shown that the link between hereditary connective tissue diseases and cervical artery dissection is low, ranging from 0-0.6% in one study and 5-18% in another study. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cervical artery dissections begin initially with a small tear in the innermost layer of the arterial wall, the tunica intima, or rupture of the vasa vasorum with bleeding within the media. (wikipedia.org)
  • The signs and symptoms of cervical artery dissection are often non-specific or generalized and can either develop acutely or over several days. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dissection of the cervical and intracranial vessels is an uncommon but increasingly recognized condition. (medscape.com)
  • While some studies have reported that males and females are affected equally in extracranial carotid dissections, the Cervical Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke Patients (CADISP) group reported that cervical artery dissection was more common in men and men were older at onset. (medscape.com)
  • Thrombolysis in cervical artery dissection--data from the Cervical Artery Dissection and Ischaemic Stroke Patients (CADISP) database. (medscape.com)
  • Dissection occurs when blood extrudes into the connective tissue framework of a vessel wall, causing separation of the natural vessel layers. (medscape.com)
  • The review is illustrated with two SCAD patients who had a recurrence of a spontaneous dissection in another artery within a few days after the initial event. (uncg.edu)
  • The researchers are trying to see whether contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, shear wave elastography, strain imaging, and 3-D volume ultrasonography improves arterial wall visualization and identifies arterial elastic properties among individuals with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), atherosclerosis, personal history of spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD), or personal history of segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) that may be different compared to those without the aforementioned conditions. (mayo.edu)
  • They include: Carotid artery dissection, a separation of the layers of the artery wall supplying oxygen-bearing blood to the head and brain. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term dissection refers primarily to an elevation or separation of the intimal lining of an artery from the subjacent media and, less frequently, to separation of the media from the adventitia. (medscape.com)
  • Long-term morbidity following axillary dissection in breast cancer patients-clinical assessment, significance for life quality and the impact of demographic, oncologic and therapeutic factors. (springer.com)
  • Morbidity and mortality of cervicocephalic dissections vary according to the vessel and location of the dissection. (medscape.com)
  • In intracranial carotid and vertebral dissections, subintimal tears occur more commonly, leading to formation of intramural hematomas that protrude inward and narrow the vessel lumen. (medscape.com)
  • In contrast, mortality rates for intracranial carotid and basilar dissections approach 70% or higher. (medscape.com)
  • Intracranial dissections are more common in younger males than in females. (medscape.com)
  • Intracranial carotid dissection tends to occur particularly in adolescents and adults younger than 30 years. (medscape.com)
  • In extracranial carotid and vertebral dissections, hemorrhage into the medial-adventitial layers occurs most commonly. (medscape.com)
  • Extracranial vertebral artery dissections and multiple vessel dissections are more common in women than in men. (medscape.com)
  • In extracranial carotid dissection, 70% of cases occur in persons aged 35-50 years. (medscape.com)
  • Dissection is usually accompanied by hemorrhage into the arterial wall, which creates, as demonstrated in the first image below, a blind pouch or (uncommonly) a parallel subintimal second channel. (medscape.com)
  • B, Subadventitial dissection represents hemorrhage between the media and the adventitia. (medscape.com)
  • The hallmark of dissection is hemorrhage within the vessel wall. (medscape.com)
  • Because of the susceptibility to recurrent spontaneous dissections we propose at least one week of observation in hospital. (uncg.edu)
  • Spontaneous dissections are those in which no definitive precipitating factor is recognized. (medscape.com)
  • Aortic dilatation is generally the first feature of familial TAAD to develop, although in some affected individuals dissection occurs with little or no aortic dilatation. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In general, such dissections can be categorized as traumatic or spontaneous. (medscape.com)
  • Traumatic dissection is the result of either external mechanical injury, such as a penetrating or blunt trauma, or trivial trauma that is related to a movement or abrupt change in head position. (medscape.com)
  • Most ischemic symptoms (85-95%) are caused by emboli from the site of the dissection, while the remainder are due to vessel narrowing with hemodynamic insufficiency (5-15%) or a combination of both. (medscape.com)
  • In most patients, the pathogenesis of arterial dissection is usually multifactorial. (medscape.com)
  • All 163 patients admitted to one institution between 1975 and 1988 with aortic dissection were reviewed. (duke.edu)
  • Of 135 patients with primary aortic dissection, 17 (13%) required subsequent aortic surgery. (duke.edu)
  • Aortic dissections usually cause severe, sudden chest or back pain, and may also result in unusually pale skin (pallor), a very faint pulse, numbness or tingling (paresthesias) in one or more limbs, or paralysis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It depends on the extent of your cancer, and its location and it can be in areas where it is grown into other tissue areas so radiation is a cleanup. (cancer.org)
  • Recognizing a dissection early is essential, because prompt anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy and endovascular repair greatly minimize the patient's risk of infarction, neurologic disability, and death. (medscape.com)
  • Effort should be made to maintain the tissue architecture, and to minimize any dissection or disruption of the tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • Photograph of research scientists performing a dissection upon a deceased green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in a laboratory aboard the R/V [Research Vessel] Alpha Helix. (usf.edu)
  • Hospital-based series suggest that cervicocephalic dissections are responsible for 1-2.5% of ischemic strokes in the general population and for 5-20% of strokes in individuals younger than 45 years. (medscape.com)
  • The CT Scan on the right shows the location of the patient's tumor, lying directly over the facial nerve. (entusa.com)
  • Elevation of an intimal flap is not a common finding associated with this type of dissection. (medscape.com)
  • This angiogram shows a small pseudoaneurysm and a small intimal dissection with an elevated intimal flap that is just proximal to the subadventitial dissection. (medscape.com)
  • Cervicocephalic dissections may occur spontaneously or secondary to major or minor trauma. (medscape.com)
  • however, dissections occur more frequently in younger individuals. (medscape.com)
  • However, carotid and vertebral dissections are still underrecognized despite their distinct clinical and radiologic manifestations. (medscape.com)
  • The subdivisions of the external ear allow for good clinical descriptions of skin lesions in this location. (medscape.com)
  • Supplement Co-sponsoring Agencies and Question Location, 2002 NHIS. (cdc.gov)
  • Tom and Todd have worked together on Fascial Dissection projects for the last 16 years, and are very excited to present this to you through a livestream webinar. (anatomytrains.com)
  • Although operative therapy for types I and II dissections and reserving operation for selected type III dissections provides acceptable long-term survival, careful follow-up is necessary due to concurrent cardiovascular disease and residual aortic disease. (duke.edu)
  • Anatomy of a Ghost is a careful dissection of many subjects on the paranormal. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • This crazy game of dissection will have you roaring with laughter, test your nerve and skill to conquer the dinosaur Take turns to spin the game arrow to indicate which part of the body you should attempt to take out. (shoplittlemissmuffin.com)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Knowledge gaps in surgical management for aortic dissection. (duke.edu)
  • Knowledge gaps in surgical management for aortic dissection. (duke.edu)
  • Aortic dissection (AD) is recognized as a potentially fatal condition and its standard treatment has been surgical intervention for acute type A AD (TAAD) and complicated acute type B AD (TBAD), and medical management for uncomplicated acute type B AD. (duke.edu)
  • This particular type of dissection is blunt, which means that no sharp instruments are used, deeming the method more gentle with a lower risk of atraumatic injuries. (dlr.de)
  • The code consisted of number and type of traps, and geographical location. (who.int)
  • Documentation included species, sex, date and location of trapping, animal size (weight, length) and organ dimensions, as well as all pathologic findings. (cdc.gov)
  • The main goal of this procedure was to remove, en bloc, all ipsilateral lymphatic structures from the mandible superiorly to the clavicle inferiorly and from the strap muscles to the anterior border of the trapezius. (medscape.com)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Management and long-term outcome of aortic dissection. (duke.edu)
  • Students will dive deeper into the phylum Mollusca as they utilize scientific tools and techniques during a squid dissection. (mote.org)
  • We applied diffusion tractography and dissection techniques to evaluate the white matter connections associated with the olfactory system in a large cohort of dogs. (jneurosci.org)