pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta, which are rare and life-threatening complications in cardiovascular surgeries, can be caused by the bentall procedure. we describe a 44-year-old woman, who had a medical history of acute aortic dissection (type a) and the bentall procedure and was admitted because of exertional dyspnea, edema of the lower extremities, ascites, and holosystolic murmur in t...

background: surgical treatment of a ruptured abdominal aorta aneurysm (raaa) continues to present a significant challenge to surgeons. there are some patient factors such as age and gender that cannot be changed, and comorbid conditions can be optimized but not eliminated.  the purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors affecting high mortality after the surgical repair of an raaa. ...

background in some hospitals, urinalysis is done routinely for all patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. occasionally pyuria or bacteria is reported in the microscopic urinalysis of these patients that are clinically asymptomatic for urinary tract infections. objectives we were seeking answer to this question: is the presence of a different number of bacteria in preoperative microscopic urina...

burns account for a significant proportion of injuries, and of these the face, neck, and anterior torso are commonly affected. burn scars remain a lasting reminder of the insult both for the patient and the outside world. there is little doubt that the change in appearance and the limitation imposed by a burn scar contribute to negative body image. treatment of hypertrophic scars in the neck ha...

The epidemic of obesity continues to be a major health issue. It is now almost uniform that surgical procedures for weight loss are performed with minimally invasive techniques. This article reviews the literature regarding obesity-related health issues, in particular risk of malignancy, and the application of robotic technology in weight loss surgical procedures. With increasing literature and...

Samuel Galle†*, Philippe Malcolm†* **, Steven H. Collins***, Jozefien Speeckaert*, Dirk De Clercq* †Equal contribution * Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ([email protected] http://users.ugent.be/~ddclerc/WALL-X/) ** School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA *** Department of Mechanical Engineerin...

conclusions both intravenous and epidural analgesic techniques with combination of analgesics provide proper postoperative pain control after major gynecologic cancer surgeries without any significant complications. regarding lower sedative and respiratory depressant effects of epidural analgesia, it seems that this method is a safer technique for postoperative pain relief in these patients. re...

conclusions intravenous magnesium sulfate with dose of 15 mg/kg could not prevent laryngospasm and coughing after removal of the endotracheal tube in patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy; however, it reduced coughing and laryngospasm in the magnesium sulfate group compared with the control group. results laryngospasm was not found in the magnesium sulfate group; however, its incidencewas5.7% ...