objective : double aortic arch (daa) is a rare congenital malformation. strategies for diagnosis and treatment are different. thoracoscopic treatment of daa is limited to case reports or little case series. we report a description of our diagnostic and therapeutic approach and evaluate outcomes. methods: we reviewed charts of infants with double aortic arch who were hospitalized in our departme...

background: the aim of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was to compare the effects of a carbohydrate drink 400 ml given 2 h before the surgery with preoperative overnight fasting on the gastric ph and residual volume, postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) and antiemetic consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. materials and methods: forty american so...