Background: Major leg wound complications after coronary artery bypass graft procedures are infrequent and few are reported in the litrature.We present our experience in treating 30 patients with major leg wound complications after coronary revascularization procedures. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 2100 bypass procedures with saphenous veingraft performed over a 5-years p...

advancements in medical science have led to the development of complex surgeries that improve survival in patients with liver disease. assessments of the indications and contraindications for surgery and risk factors are the most important steps prior to any surgery in this population. particular attention is essential to assess for the presence of pre-surgical ascites, hepatic encephalopathy a...

BACKGROUND Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) is currently accepted as the preferred minimally invasive surgical treatment for localised prostate cancer, with optimal oncologic and functional results. Despite growing surgical experience, reduced postoperative morbidity and hospital stays, RALRP-related complications may occur, which are severe in 5-7 % of patients and som...

OBJECTIVES Surgical removal of third molars is a regular surgical procedure, which like all operations, may have complications. The purpose of the study was to analyze the incidence of complications and their relationship with the surgical difficulty in a group of 588 patients treated by the same oral and maxillofacial surgeon. STUDY DESIGN This retrospective cohort study consisted of 1699 th...

purpose : to report the outcome of a case of primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma treated by surgical excision combined with chemotherapy case report : a 4-year-old boy presented with a visible recurrence of conjunctival mass in the left eye. the orbital magnetic resonance imaging (mri) showed the lesion was confined to the conjunctiva without orbital infiltration. histology and immunophenotyp...

background: choledochal cyst is a congenital disorder of biliary tract. it is rare in western but more common in asian countries. most studies have been case reports but in this study for assessment of surgical method of treatment and late complications, patients were followed for 18 years.   methods: this retrospective study was done based on 23 patients profiles with diagnosis of choledochal ...

frontal sinus fractures are of surgical importance because of the microbial flora covering the frontal air sinus and it's proximity with the duramater and brain. there is an increased risk of meningitis when fracture of the posterior wall of the frontal sinus is associated with a dural tear. in this condition, communication occurs between the contaminated space of the air sinus and the int...