Case presentation: S.B. is a 48-year-old man who suffered an acute anterior myocardial infarction and received fibrinolytic therapy. The patient died 12 hours after reperfusion. K.R. is a 68-year-old diabetic woman who underwent conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery and developed low output syndrome after reperfusion postoperatively. V.A. is a 55-year-old man who developed a stunned...

Case presentation: S.B. is a 48-year-old man who suffered an acute anterior myocardial infarction and received fibrinolytic therapy. The patient died 12 hours after reperfusion. K.R. is a 68-year-old diabetic woman who underwent conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery and developed low output syndrome after reperfusion postoperatively. V.A. is a 55-year-old man who developed a stunned...

The majority of arterial pseudoaneurysms treated in our department vascular surgery are consequences catheter-associated medical procedures and located the groin region. Clinical signs, combined with recent history a percutaneous intervention, ensure quick diagnosis therapy. However, can develop after any artery body is injured. No consensus on therapeutic strategy achieved because rare nature ...

Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices improve hemodynamics in acute heart failure. The devices can be deployed rapidly and with a low risk of complications, and may thereby offer potential advantages compared with surgical assist systems in the critically ill. Cerebral hypoperfusion with cerebral injury is a major challenge in acutely ill cardiac patients, especially when cardio–pulmonar...

Background: Colonic injury represents a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Injury of the small bowel is very rare, with only anecdotal case reports in the literature. We report here a rare PCNL complication of jejunal perforation without concomitant colonic injury. Case Presentation: A 45-year-old male underwent PCNL for multiple left kidney stones. At the beginning of th...

INTRODUCTION Injury to intraperitoneal organs is unusual during percutaneous renal surgery. We report a splenic injury during upper pole percutaneous renal access for nephrostolithotomy that was managed conservatively. METHODS A 52-year-old male with left upper pole renal stones associated with a narrow upper pole infundibulum underwent upper pole renal access prior to percutaneous nephrostol...

• Occupational setting • Percutaneous exposure to potentially infectious body fluid • eg. Needlestick injury including hollow-bore or solid needle • Mucous membrane exposure to potentially infectious body fluid • eg. blood splash to eye • Non-occupational setting • Percutaneous exposure to potentially infectious body fluid • eg. needle-sharing • Mucous membrane exposure to potentially infectiou...

We describe a case of a splenic injury caused by a transsplenic percutaneous nephrostomy tract. The case was completed without incident and the nephrostomy tube was noted to traverse the spleen on routine postoperative imaging. This rare complication was managed by deposition of Gelfoam((R)) pledgets along the transsplenic nephrostomy tract and placement of a ureteral stent. This novel manageme...

Achilles tendon ruptures are a common tendon injury, usually occurring in middle-aged men during recreational sporting activities. Both nonoperative and operative management are employed to treat these injuries. Several operative treatments are described in the literature, including percutaneous Achilles repair, mini-open repair, and open repair. Open Achilles repair is associated with higher r...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the safety of sonographically guided percutaneous finger and thumb first annular (A1) pulley releases performed using needle and hook knife techniques in an unembalmed cadaveric model. METHODS A single operator completed 50 (40 fingers and 10 thumbs) sonographically guided percutaneous A1 pulley releases in unembalmed cadavers using previously...