Abstract Background Currently, thoracoscopic lobectomy is widely used in clinical practice, and postoperative placement of ultrafine drainage tube has advantages reducing pain accelerating recovery patients. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility safety 8F chest after its superiority over traditional 24F tube. Methods A retrospective data analysis was conducted 169 patients who underwe...

Unpredicted sudden death arising from hemangiopericytoma with massive intracranial hemorrhage is quite rare. We encountered a patient with recurrent infratentorial hemangiopericytoma presenting as life-threatening massive intracerebral hemorrhage. A 43-year-old man who had undergone craniotomy for total resection of an infratentorial hemangiopericytoma 17 months earlier presented with morning h...

Adrenal hemorrhage (AH) is a rare but serious condition that is often diagnosed at autopsy. Unilateral adrenal hemorrhage (UAH) in adults is extremely rare and is often due to trauma or anticoagulation or is associated with systemic illness. The case of a 73-year-old man who was diagnosed with UAH several days after an elective total knee replacement is presented. The patient had an uncomplicat...

PURPOSE To determine whether the single-flash electroretinogram (ERG) can predict the postoperative outcome in diabetic cases where massive vitreous hemorrhage precludes fundus observation. METHODS Eighty-five diabetic patients (105 eyes) who underwent vitrectomy due to dense vitreous hemorrhage were studied retrospectively. Eyes with postoperative complications were excluded. Preoperative ER...

BACKGROUND Mild hemophilia without spontaneous bleeding can remain undiagnosed for a lifetime. However, intracranial hemorrhage is one of the most serious complications for patients with hemophilia. In addition, hemorrhagic complications after emergency surgery tend to arise from coagulopathy. CASE DESCRIPTION An 80-year-old man was admitted with left hemiparesis and disturbed consciousness. ...

PURPOSE We describe the presentation, evaluation and management of hemorrhage due to renal artery pseudoaneurysm following laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of the 345 laparoscopic partial nephrectomies performed by us during a 5-year period 6 patients (1.7%) had postoperative hemorrhage from a renal artery pseudoaneurysm. Patient charts were reviewed to identify pertine...

BACKGROUND Ninety-three patients undergoing surgical or endovascular operation secondary to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) were retrospectively analyzed to determine the influence of the different time points of C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement on the prediction of vasospasm and clinical outcome. METHODS Laboratory data such as the CRP level and the white blood cell count, preop...

OBJECTIVE To compare the perioperative outcomes associated with 2 minimally invasive surgical routes for the hysterectomy of large fibroid uteri. METHODS Retrospective review of 84 women undergoing hysterectomy via minilaparotomy (n=54) or robot-assisted laparoscopy (n=30) for uteri weighing at least 500g. Outcome measures included hemorrhage (blood loss of 500mL or more) and postoperative le...

PURPOSE This study was performed to ascertain the incidence of anticoagulant use in oculoplastic surgical patients and the reliability of patient medication disclosure. Differences in perioperative bleeding complications among patients continuing anticoagulants, those who withheld the medications, and those not anticoagulated were investigated. METHODS Following institutional review board app...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a standard, safe, and efficient method for removing large renal calculi. Despite development of endourologic equipment, complications of the PCNL are still prevalent. Even though therapeutic modalities such as mini-micro PCNL have been developed in recent years, the complications are a serious concern yet. The most important complication is he...