Primary aortoenteric fistula related to septic aortitis

CONTEXT: Primary aortoenteric fistulas usually result from erosion of the bowel wall due to an associated abdominal aortic aneurysm. A few patients have been described with other etiologies such as pseudoaneurysm originating from septic aortitis caused by Salmonella. OBJECTIVE: To present a rare clinical case of pseudoaneurysm caused by septic aortitis that evolved into an aortoenteric fistula. CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old woman was admitted with Salmonella bacteremia that evolved to septic aortitis. An aortic pseudoaneurysm secondary to the aortitis had eroded the transition between duodenum and jejunum, and an aortoenteric fistula was formed. In the operating room, the affected aorta and intestinal area were excised and an intestine-to-intestine anastomosis was performed. The aorta was sutured and an axillofemoral bypass was carried out. In the intensive care unit, the patient had a cardiac arrest that evolved to death

Alterações no sistema de fibras elásticas de fáscia endopélvica de paciente jovem com prolapso uterino / Elastic fiber system changes in the endopelvic fascia of a young patient with uterine prolapse - a case report

É apresentado um caso de prolapso do útero de 2º grau em paciente de 18 anos, virgem. Durante o ato cirúrgico corretivo (cirurgia de Gillian) foram recolhidas amostras dos ligamentos e fáscias para avaliação do sistema de fibras elásticas. Foram demonstradas alterações estruturais nas fibras elásticas semelhantes às que ocorrem no envelhecimento, o que promove o enfraquecimento do tecido conjuntivo induzindo ao defeito de suporte do assoalho pélvico.