Surgical complications in live related kidney transplant patients at the royal medical services: review of the last three years

To determine the surgical complications in live related kidney transplant patients at the Royal Medical Services. Over the period of three years from January 2008 through December 2010, all patients who underwent living related kidney transplant at Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah Urology Center at the Royal Medical Services were included in the study with a minimum follow up of 6 months for surgical complications. A total of 188 patients were included in the study. 11 patients were children and 63 were females. The frequency of surgical complications is 20.7%. General surgical complications were 4.25% that included deep vein thrombosis [1.06%], wound infection [1.06%], urinary tract infections [1.59%] and myocardial infarction [0.53%]. The frequency of vascular complications was 12.2% including two cases of renal artery stenosis [1.06%], others included lymphocele [8.5%], hematomas [1.59%] and two cases of reopening for bleeding [1.06%]. Urological complications frequency was 4.3%, three [1.59%] urethral strictures, three [1.59%] with lower ureteral stenosis and two [1.06%] with prolonged urine leak. Kidney transplant is a viable treatment option for renal failure. Our results were compatible with the international figures. Prompt and early identification of the complication allows quick and proper management

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of popliteal artery steno-occlusive atherosclerotic disease at the king Hussein medical center: two year primary patency

To evaluate the two year primary patency following the percutaneous transluminal angioplasty [PTA] used to treat popliteal artery steno-occlusive atherosclerotic disease in the King Hussein Medical Center [KHMC]. A retrospective single-center study, analyzing the patency of 92 PTA procedures of the popliteal artery performed in 86 patients. Follow up patency was assessed by clinical examination, the ankle-brachial pressure index, and color duplex scanning over two years. Two year primary patency following popliteal artery PTA was 76% for stenotic lesions versus 37% for occlusive lesions. There was no procedure related periprocedural mortality. Popliteal artery PTA is performed effectively in the KHMC for patients with disabling intermittent claudication and critical lower limb ischemia with better results in stenotic lesions in comparison to occlusive lesions

Post - traumatic superficial temporal artery aneurysm: a case Report

We present a case of left superficial temporal artery aneurysm in a sixteen year old male patient who presented six weeks after sustaining a blunt trauma to the left temporal region with a pulsatile non tender mass. Duplex study was performed demonstrating a false aneurysm arising from the temporal artery. Surgical excision was performed and diagnosis was confirmed. Despite its rarity, superficial temporal artery aneurysm should be considered when temporal head mass is evaluated