BACKGROUND Recurrent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation is associated with reduced graft and patient survival. Re-transplantation for graft failure due to recurrent hepatitis C is controversial and not performed in all centers. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a 54-year-old patient with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection and a null response to pegylated interferon-α and...

Surgical correction of aortic coarctation (CoA) has been the standard treatment in infants and adolescents to prevent late consequences related obstruction distal hypoperfusion. Several surgical techniques for CoA repair have traditionally applied. However, complications, including re-CoA pseudoaneurysm formation, are not uncommon. The incidence complications is highly type initial surgery. Her...

Terminal overgrowth in transverse deficiencies and in amputations, particularly of the humerus and tibia necessitate serial trimming procedures or re-amputation. Capping using an autogenous bone graft or a titanium and polyethylene endoprosthetic cap provides a satisfactory way of avoiding these re-amputations and allowing end-bearing.

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to describe clinical characteristics and long-term survival of patients undergoing combined heart-kidney transplant in a single center. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 22 consecutive patients who underwent combined heart-kidney transplant at our institution between 1995 and 2013. Long-term outcomes were analyzed by means of the Kaplan-M...

Tendon rupture in dogs is generally the result of a direct trauma. This report described the use of adjacent muscle autogenic fascial graft for reconstruction of distal rupture of long digital extensor tendon in a dog. A two-year-old male mix breed dog, was presented with a non-weight bearing lameness of the right hind limb and a deep rupture of lateral side of right tarsus. History taking reve...

BACKGROUND Early morbidity and mortality are generally lower after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), than after open repair but re-interventions and late complications are more common. The aim of the present study was to make a detailed description of re-interventions after EVAR-including incidence, indications, procedures, and outcome-with special reference to non-access-related re-interventi...

In contrast to renal or pancreas transplantation graft failure after heart transplantation (HTx) is associated with the death of the patient if re-grafting or mechanical support (MCS) is not possible immediately. Since the beginning of modern transplantation medicine one of the highest priorities were preventing and treating graft rejection. Over the last decades experimental, animal and clinic...

Introduction: A case report of direct vancomycin irrigation as management of retroperitoneal abscess following removal of infected aortic graft. Case Report: A 63-yearold man presented nine years following aortic aneurysm repair with recurrence of aneurysm. At re-operation, aortic graft infection was diagnosed and managed with graft excision, debridement, axillo-bifemoral bypass and prolonged s...

Coronary artery spasm in perioperative of coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a serious complication, with high rate mortality. Patient 51 years-old submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery without Extracorporeal Circulation. The patient evolved in 1st post operative (PO) day with enzymatic alteration and ST-elevation, developing soon afterwards in ventricular fibrillation, defibri...