Embolism of a Piece of Iron after Penetrating Neck Injury: From Right Internal Jugular Vein to Left Lower Lobe of the Lung.

OBJECTIVE: This case report of a 40-year-old male patient describes the embolization of a piece of iron trapped in the jugular vein following an industrial injury. CASE REPORT: The 40-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency service for bleeding from the neck. In contrast to the first X-ray image, no foreign body was observed at the injury site or aspiration of fluid during emergency surgery. Following x-ray radiography, an opacity was observed in the left lower lobe of the lung, consistent with a foreign body. Echocardiography demonstrated no pathological manifestation in the atria, ventricles, or major pulmonary artery. There was no need to intervene because the patient was asymptomatic and had no noticeable symptoms of hemoptysis. The outpatient clinic's radiological and clinical control examinations were normal at the end of six months. CONCLUSION: The movement of the foreign body to the lung within one or two hours may have resulted from our manipulation or may have occurred spontaneously. As a result, any foreign bodies that have invaded the vascular system should be removed as soon as possible.

Surgical treatment of Servelle-Martorell syndrome.

Although the etiology and prognosis are not known precisely, Servelle-Martorell syndrome is often a venous, but rarely an arterial vascular malformation characterized by soft tissue hypertrophy and musculoskeletal hypotrophy of the affected extremity. In general, surgery is the choice in restricted conditions for the treatment of vascular malformations; however, it is unavoidable, if complications occur. These vascular malformations are often treated with medically using compression stockings and drugs. Herein, we present a 20-year-old male patient with Servelle-Martorell syndrome treated with surgically due to venous malformation.

Extracranial carotid artery aneurysm due to Behcet's disease.

Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder associated with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and iritis. Vascular lesions are encountered in 7%-29% of patients, gravely affecting the course of the disease. Extracranial carotid aneurysms due to Behçet's disease are extremely rare. We describe a surgically treated case of Behçet's disease in a 28-year-old man who presented with a rapidly enlarging left common carotid artery aneurysm.