Results A total of 220 operations were performed in 209 patients (45% male). Mean age at surgery was 30,1 ± 10,9 years. Preoperative diagnostic cardiac catheterization was performed in 86,3% of patients. The most common lesions according to primary diagnostic category were as follows: Septal defects (43,6%), Right heart lesions, including Conduit failure (23,7%), Left heart lesions (10,5%) and ...

Many arthroplasty outcome studies use administrative data to evaluate complications and mortality. Most databases use International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision or Current Procedural Terminology codes, which lack laterality information. This study determined the frequency with which a second operation occurs on the same side after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthro...

RATIONALE Iatrogenic atrial septal defects caused by cardiac surgery are rare complications that are traditionally repaired through reoperations; unfortunately, reoperations are accompanied by high risk and trauma. PATIENT CONCERNS Herein, we report a rare case of a huge atrial septal defect after mitral and aortic mechanical valve replacement. DIAGNOSES Transesophageal echocardiography rev...

BACKGROUND Surgery for recurrent parotid pleomorphic adenoma is a challenging problem. METHODS One hundred eight patients who underwent 134 reoperations for recurrent parotid pleomorphic adenoma (follow-up, 22 years) were evaluated for histopathologic features and risk factors for recurrence. RESULTS The number of reoperations for tumor recurrence ranged from 1 to 10. Twenty-seven patients ...

Purpose: Biportal endoscopic spine surgery is becoming popular for various spinal pathologies, including cervical and thoracic diseases. However, the safety of biportal (BECSS) has not been fully investigated, inexperienced surgeons can cause serious complications. The study aimed to evaluate complications BECSS identify tips preventing them through a literature review retrospective analysis ca...

Water managers must often balance the needs of both aquatic habitat and human water supply. However, they frequently only have tools to manage delivery alone. Existing modeling for gaps in providing detailed biological estimates at a watershed scale simulating supply operations suitability simultaneously. A new platform calculation framework, Aquatic Habitat Assessment, was applied case study q...