abstract: the preoperative and surgical management of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm(lvp) associated with aortic valve replacement in a 76 year old male jehovah’s witness patient is reported. the satisfactory recovery observed in this patient demonstrates the feasibility of this complex surgical procedure even in this particular patient population.

Background: Inferior rectus recession, Knapp procedure, partial tendon transposition, and combined procedure are different surgical procedures in the management of monocular elevation deficiency (MED). Only a few studies have been published on the management of this problem. In this study, we report our experience with patients with MED focusing on the indications and types of surgery in the so...

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Spontaneous expulsive choroidal hemorrhage is a rare ophthalmologic emergency [1 ). It is important for the clinician to attempt to establish an etiology of the disorder prior to any surgical intervention in order to rule out the possibility of an underlying malignancy [2]. If the hemorrhage is caused by a malignancy, patient management will be different than if no malignancy is present [3, 4) ...

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans. Thermal laser treatment remains the mainstay of treatment for DME. Recently, alternative primary treatments for DME have been evaluated. These treatments include intravitreal injections of steroids as well as pharmaceuticals containing antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Surgical treatme...

INTRODUCTION Anaesthesia procedures for surgical interventions in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are not commonly found in clinical practice, and often have special considerations that must be taken into account in treatment planning. As a result, these procedures are rarely subject to publication, rendering it difficult for the anaesthesiologists to find useful and reliable ...