OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate intra-peritoneal (ip) microdialysis after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) in patients developing intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), requiring abdominal decompression. DESIGN: Prospective study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 16 patients with rAAA treated with an emergency EVAR were followed up ...

This prospective study was conducted to demonstrate that the matte-finish Basis CL cemented endoprosthetic stem delivers good qualitative results after 10 years. Between January and December 1999, 205 consecutive hips (201 patients; 74.5 ± 6.8 years at surgery) underwent primary total hip arthroplasty with the Basis CL and the same ...

OBJECTIVESIn aortic valve bypass (AVB) a valve-containing conduit is connecting the apex of the left ventricle to the descending aorta. Candidates are patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis rejected for conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). During the last one and a half year, 10 ...

The conventional technique for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) ends by placing a nephrostomy tube within the access tract. However, feasibility and safety of tubeless PNL have been widely demonstrated. In this modification, a ureteral stent is usually left in place instead of the nephrostomy tube. The aim of this study is ...

PURPOSE: To identify risk factors that can predict prevalence of anastomotic strictures (AS) following esophageal atresia (EA) repair. METHODS: Of 46 consecutive patients with EA managed at our institution between 2004 and 2012, 35 underwent esophageal anastomosis and were included in this retrospective longitudinal study. Routine endoscopy was performed 1 month ...

Individuals with inherited factor VII (FVII) deficiency display bleeding phenotypes ranging from mild to severe, with 30% of patients having always been asymptomatic (non-bleeding). In 626 FVII-deficient individuals, by analysing data from the International Factor VII (IF7) Registry and the Seven Treatment Evaluation Registry (STER), we determined whether bleeding type ...

BACKGROUND: Dual-mobility (DM) cups were introduced to minimize the risk of THA dislocation. The overall rate of dislocation of DM cups (including both large and small articulations) is controversial and ranges from 0% to 5% in previous studies. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We therefore recorded (1) the dislocation rate, (2) loosening and osteolysis, ...

BACKGROUND: A significant percentage of patients with paraesophageal hernia (PEH) will have a co-existing diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia which will resolve following surgical repair. METHODS: Between 2000 and 2010, 270 patients underwent operative repair of PEH. Of this group, 123 patients (45.6 %) reported a preexisting diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia. The ...

AimsWe analysed reinterventions performed during long-term follow-up after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) with a particular focus on freedom from mitral surgery and late results of repeat PMC.Methods and resultsIn 912 patients who had good immediate results of PMC (valve area ≥1.5 cm(2) with mitral regurgitation ≤2/4), we analysed survival without ...

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic bilateral self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement in a stent-in-stent method for malignant hilar biliary obstruction is technically challenging. Technical difficulties in the initial placement and reinterventions for stent occlusion are disadvantages inherent to this stent-in-stent method. We previously reported the feasibility of Niti-S large cell D-type biliary stents ...

OBJECTIVES: Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) occurs as isolated cases, in combination with single ventricle physiology, and may be complicated by pulmonary venous obstruction. We sought to identify potential risk factors for long-term mortality and reoperations. METHODS: Data from 193 consecutive patients who had undergone repair of TAPVC between ...

Objective: Tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty is performed by many pediatric urologists and has been widely accepted for repair of distal and mid-shaft hypospadias. However, the role of urethral catheter placement in TIP repair remains controversial. In this study, the surgical outcomes of indwelling urethral catheter and non-catheter TIP repairs ...

BackgroundBronchopleural fistula (BPF) is an infrequent but life-threatening complication after pneumonectomy. The incidence of BPF reported in the literature varies from 0.3% to 20%.PurposeTo determine the feasibility and efficacy of using Y-shaped, single-plugged, covered, metallic stents to treat right bronchopleural fistulas.Material and MethodsWe have designed a Y-shaped, single-plugged, covered, self-expandable, ...

The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review assessing the clinical outcome associated with Simultaneous bilateral and staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A literature search for eligible studies was conducted. Eighteen retrospective comparative studies were included. Pooled results showed that the prevalence of mortality at 30days ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare success rates between anterior colporrhaphy and abdominal paravaginal defect repair for treatment of anterior vaginal wall prolapse. METHODS: This was a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing anterior colporrhaphy plus polyglactin 910 mesh (vaginal) to paravaginal defect repair (abdominal) in women with symptomatic anterior vaginal wall prolapse. Pelvic organ ...

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are prone to develop thrombosis and infection due to their inflammatory and immune deficiency state. These patients require red cell exchange therapy for treatment or prevention of hemoglobin S associated complications. Owing to vascular access problems, adult patients need central venous catheterization (CVC) for ...

Aims: To evaluate the incidence, time course and predictors of late target lesion revascularisation (TLR) (between one and two years) as compared to early TLR (<1 year) following everolimus-eluting stent implantation in patients enrolled in the SPIRIT V study. Methods and results: The SPIRIT V single-arm study enrolled a total ...

OBJECTIVES: Describe outcomes from stenting transverse aortic arch hypoplasia. BACKGROUND: Hypoplasia of the transverse arch may result in residual systemic hypertension and may be amenable to stenting. METHODS: Outcomes for transverse aortic arch hypoplasia stenting were collated from 4 centres between 2000 and 2010. Primary endpoints were reduction in peak ...

To evaluate the role of multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) angiography for assessing the therapeutic effects of percutaneous transhepatic variceal embolization (PTVE) for esophageal varices (EVs). The subjects of this prospective study were 156 patients who underwent PTVE with cyanoacrylate for EVs. Patients were divided into three groups according to ...

BACKGROUND: Our goal was to define the prevalence of radiation-induced valvular heart (RIVD) disease among patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery in a community-based, regional academic medical center. Mediastinal radiation is a treatment modality for various hematologic and solid malignancies; however, long-term cardiac complications, including radiation-induced valvular heart disease, can occur ...

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the histologic remodeling profile and biomechanical properties of the porcine abdominal wall after repair with HDMI-crosslinked (Permacol(®)) or non-crosslinked (Strattice(®)) porcine dermis in a porcine model of ventral hernia repair. METHODS: Bilateral incisional hernias were created in Yucatan minipigs and repaired ...

OBJECTIVE: This study reviews a single-center experience with the Ross procedure in infants and young children. METHODS: From November 1993 to March 2012, 55 children aged less than 17 years underwent a Ross procedure. The patients ranged in age from 2 days to 17 years (median, 5.9 years). Thirteen patients ...

Background/Aims: To compare the endoscopic features of LDA-induced ulcers developing during secondary prophylaxis with lansoprazole (LPZ) and gefarnate (GFN). Methodology: All ulcers that had developed during prophylaxis with LPZ (15mg once daily) and GFN (50mg twice daily) in a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, were reviewed and compared by a panel ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term outcomes of the button Bentall procedure for the correction of aortic root disease. METHODS: A total of 195 patients who underwent the button Bentall procedure between 1997 and 2010 were studied. The main pathology ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance of the immunoglobulin M class was diagnosed in 213 patients at the Mayo Clinic, 29 (14%) of whom developed lymphoma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, or a related disorder over 1567 person-years of follow-up. The cumulative probability of progression was 10% at 5 years, 18% at 10 years, ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and complications associated with revision hip arthroplasty undertaken in patients under 55 years of age. A review of our revision hip database showed that 430 revision hip arthroplasties undertaken over the past 9 years had a minimum follow-up of 2 ...

BACKGROUND: There is controversy regarding the choice of prosthetic valves in patients with cardiac valve disease and dialysis-dependent patients. This review assesses a 12-year experience and outcomes after valve replacement in patients on chronic preoperative renal dialysis, comparing survival and valve-related outcomes following valve replacement with bioprostheses versus mechanical prostheses ...

BACKGROUND: Silicone stenting has been widely used to palliate respiratory symptoms in patients suffering from airway stenosis. Although many types and shapes of stents have been developed, there is no ideal stent for stenosis around the carina between the bronchus to the right upper lobe and bronchus intermedius (primary right ...

BACKGROUND: Mitral valve replacement remains the last resort for treatment of congenital mitral valve disease. Enlarging the mitral annulus at the time of mitral valve replacement may allow implantation of a larger prosthesis in children. METHODS: All mitral valve replacement procedures from 1990 to 2012 were included, and mitral annulus ...

We prospectively assessed the subjective, objective, and radiographic results at 1, 2, and 5 years in 65 patients who had pyrocarbon proximal interphalangeal prostheses inserted between 2001 and 2010. Further operations were done on 10 of the 89 joints (four for prosthetic extraction and arthrodesis, two for component changes, and ...

BACKGROUND: The pathologic spectrum of degenerative diseases of the mitral valve (MV) that causes mitral regurgitation (MR) is broad and there is limited information on late outcomes of MV repair in various subgroups of patients and pathologies. This study examines this issue. METHODS AND RESULTS: All 840 patients who had ...

PURPOSEWe evaluated the efficacy of a single early intravesical instillation of pirarubicin (THP) in the prevention of bladder recurrence after nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUT-UC).Patients And methodsFrom December 2005 to November 2008, 77 patients clinically diagnosed with UUT-UC from 11 institutions participating in the Tohoku Urological Evidence-Based ...

BACKGROUND: Graft pseudoaneurysm (PSA) following pancreatic transplantation (PT) is a rarely reported complication that has significant morbidity and mortality. Few case reports and small series of this complication exist. METHODS: Retrospective review of files of 106 patients who underwent PT at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical center between 1995 and 2010. ...

To study sinonasal papilloma patients in terms of clinical characteristics, treatment, outcome, and complications. A retrospective descriptive study was done. Sinonasalpapilloma data were gathered between 1999 and 2009. There were 63 available patients from the 82 cases. There were nine cases of nasal papilloma (14.3%) and 54 of inverted papilloma ...

Between 1999 and 2001, 90 patients underwent total hip replacement using the same uncemented acetabular and femoral components with a 28 mm metallic femoral head but with prospective randomisation of the acetabular liner to either Durasul highly cross-linked polyethylene or nitrogen-sterilised Sulene polyethylene. We assessed 83 patients at a minimum ...

The aim of this study was to demonstrate feasibility and short- and midterm clinical outcomes with a new self-expanding transcatheter heart valve and motorized delivery system. Refining transcatheter aortic valve replacement with newly designed bioprostheses and delivery systems is anticipated to facilitate the procedure, reduce the risk of complications, improve ...

To study the influence of Suspension Pancreatic-Duct-Jejunum End-to-Side Continuous Suture Anastomosis (SPDJCS) on the incidence of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy, and to analyze its applicability, safety, and efficacies. Methods A prospective controlled trial was conducted with 165 cases receiving pancreaticoduodenectomy in the Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery from January 2010 to ...

The outcomes of perforation during aortocoronary saphenous vein graft (SVG) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are poorly studied. We reviewed all 12 SVG perforations that occurred between November 2005 and November 2011 at two tertiary referral centers. The acute and long-term outcomes of these patients were examined. The perforation was located ...

OBJECTIVE: To report the 8-year outcomes of Asian subjects who underwent trabeculectomy augmented by intraoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or placebo. DESIGN: Retrospective review of a randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS: Subjects with primary open-angle or angle-closure glaucoma. METHODS: Study subjects were prospectively followed up for 3 years. After the last subject recruited ...

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated left ventricular dimensions and aortic arch z-scores in infants who underwent balloon angioplasty (BAP) or surgery for coarctation of aorta (CoA). We searched for risk factors predicting recoarctation. PATIENTS: Between 2007-2011, 27 male and 17 female infants (mean age 2.93 ± 4.78 months, range 2 days-24 months) ...

OBJECTIVES: Contemporary experience with mitral valve (MV) repair in the rheumatic population is limited. We aimed to examine the long-term outcomes of rheumatic MV repair, to identify the predictors of durability and to compare the repair for rheumatic and degenerative MVs. METHODS: MV repairs for both rheumatic and degenerative lesions ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of patients undergoing continent or incontinent urinary diversion after pelvic exenteration for gynecologic malignancies. METHODS: Data on patients who underwent pelvic exenteration for gynecologic malignancies at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center between January 1993 and December 2010 were collected. A multivariate logistic regression ...

BACKGROUND: Major complications of noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) include bleeding esophagogastric varices, hypersplenism, ascites, and bowel ischemia under acute circumstances. The aim of this article is to determine the outcomes of surgical and endovascular treatments for severe complications from NCPH. METHODS: From January 2000 to June 2011, 56 patients with ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of Vantris in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after 3 years of prospective follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Over the last 3 years, 109 children (72 girls and 37 boys) with a mean age of 6.2 ± 3.4 years (mean ± SD) underwent endoscopic correction of ...

BACKGROUND: Bladder catheterisation may be inconvenient for patients, delay mobilisation and risk complications. We hypothesised that by excluding pre-operatively patients at high risk of post-operative urinary retention, the majority of patients could avoid perioperative catheterisation during low-dose spinal anaesthesia. METHODS: Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty were assigned if fit for ...

BACKGROUND: Professional society guidelines recommend follow-up colonoscopy for patients with resected colonic adenomas. However, adherence to guideline recommendations in routine clinical practice has not been well characterized. METHODS: The authors used a population-based sample of Medicare beneficiaries to identify all patients aged ≥70 years who had a claim for colonoscopy ...

To investigate the clinical safety and efficacy of a temporary self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) for malignant colorectal obstruction. From September 2007 to June 2012, 33 patients with malignant colorectal obstruction were treated with a temporary SEMS. The stent had a tubular configuration with a retrieval lasso attached inside the proximal ...

OBJECTIVESThis study aimed to report on original aortic valve reconstruction for patients on dialysis.METHODSAortic valve reconstruction has been performed on 404 cases from April 2007 through September 2011. Among them, 54 cases on haemodialysis were retrospectively studied. Forty-seven patients had aortic stenosis, 5 had aortic regurgitation (AR), and 2 had ...

CONTEXT: Video laryngoscopes achieve laryngeal visualisation through indirect imaging using video cameras that look around the curve of the tongue. The new AMBU ISCOPE intubation device combines features from the laryngeal mask airway with video laryngoscopy enabling visual control of tracheal intubation without the use of a stylet. OBJECTIVE: We ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the value of duplex ultrasound assistance during thromboaspiration of thrombosed arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively studied 54 thrombosed native fistulae (23 with total thrombosis and 31 with partial thrombosis), in which we performed manual thromboaspiration guided by ultrasonography associated with fluoroscopy. RESULTS: The ...