A 77-year-old man who had a mechanical prosthetic mitral valve and aortic valve implanted in 1993 presented dyspnea and anemia, and was diagnosed of mitral prosthesis paravalvular leak. The patient was considered at high operative risk owing to his age, severe pulmonary hypertension, chronic renal failure, and previous cardiac surgery. Surgical treatment in his reference hospital was therefore ...

PURPOSE We investigated the long-term survival and patient satisfaction with an inflatable penile prosthesis as a treatment for refractory erectile dysfunction (ED). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between July 1997 and September 2014, a total of 74 patients underwent implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis. The present mechanical status of the prosthesis was ascertained by telephone interview ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM In recent years, direct metal laser sintered (DMLS) metal-ceramic-based fixed partial denture prostheses have been used as an alternative to conventional metal-ceramic fixed partial denture prostheses. However, clinical studies for evaluating their long-term clinical survivability and acceptability are limited. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the ef...

PURPOSE To report on the effect of immediate implant loading with fixed prostheses compared to early and conventional loading on implant and prosthesis survival, failure, and complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS An electronic and manual search was conducted to identify randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) as well as prospective and retrospective studies involving rough surface implant...

BACKGROUND The impact of aortic prosthesis-patient mismatch (P-PtM) on long-term survival is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1985 and 2000, 388 patients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) with 19- or 21-mm St Jude Medical prostheses and had transthoracic echocardiography within 1 year after AVR. Mean age of patients was 62+/-13 years; 69% were fem...

Prosthetic valvular dysfunction resulting in clinically significant complications occurred in six patients with Hancock porcine heterografts. In one patient with a prosthetic valve in the aortic position, massive prosthetic thrombosis resulted in sudden death. In two patients who had a mitral prosthesis, thrombosis resulted in congestive heart failure and systemic embolization; in one of the la...

Sudden tooth loss in the esthetic zone of maxillary or mandibular anterior region can be due to dental trauma, endodontic failure, extensive root resorption, advanced periodontal disease. The treatment options for replacing missing vary between removable temporary acrylic prosthesis, Resin-bonded bridges, Traditional metal, and ceramic fixed partial denture, implant-supported prosthesis. Irresp...