BACKGROUND Surgery for portal hypertension has a low rebleeding rate. Patients that rebleed can be grossly divided into those who die as a consequence of the episode, those who don't die but develop liver failure (remaining as Child-Pugh C) and those who, in spite of the bleeding episode, retain good liver function (Child-Pugh A or B). At our hospital, the latter group is considered for further...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify, collate, and summarize the most common causes and pathologies of electric morcellation-related reoperations after laparoscopic myomectomy and nonmyomectomy procedures. DESIGN A systematic review of published medical literature from January 1990 to February 2014 reporting morcellation-related reoperations after laparoscopic myomectomy and nonmyomectomy procedures i...

Objective: In recent years, satisfactory outcome of primary cardiac operation in octogenerians and increased ageing of cardiac surgical population in western hospitals have led to increased expectations and referrals for reoperation. Outcome of reoperation in this aged subset was analysed. Methods: Consecutive 18 octogenerians (mean age 81.2 years, 10 men, eight women) undergoing cardiac reoper...

PURPOSE To compare anatomic and functional outcomes of macular hole surgery with either silicone oil or C(3)F(8) gas tamponade. DESIGN Retrospective comparative interventional study. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-four eyes of 51 patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy for macular holes. Thirty-one eyes were treated with silicone oil tamponade, and 23 eyes were treated with C(3)F(8) tamponade. METHO...