Mental rehearsal: A useful simulation adjunct to surgical training.

Background: Simulation is an effective adjunct to surgical training. There is increasing interest in the use of mental rehearsal as a form of cognitive simulation. The mental visualisation of a motor skill is recognised to enhance performance; a concept not novel to surgeons.

Successful operative treatment of uterine leiomyoma with extensive intravenous extension to the IVC, right heart, and pulmonary arteries.

Introduction: Intravenous extension of benign uterine leiomyomata ('fibroids'), in the absence of discrete metastatic disease has rarely been reported. 'Fibroids' remain one of the most common premenopausal uterine pathologies.

Methods And Results: We report the diagnosis and multidisciplinary led operative management of a 52-year-old woman with a histologically benign, but biologically aggressive, uterine leiomyoma with intravenous extension to the inferior vena cava (IVC), right heart and pulmonary arteries.

Improving Patient Compliance With Post-EVAR Surveillance May Prevent Late Rupture.

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has gained increasing popularity in the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Despite its favorable early outcomes, the long-term efficacy of EVAR remains a concern. Late rupture is the ultimate treatment failure and continues to complicate EVAR.

Modified use of thoracic and iliac branch endografts to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm with an unusually narrow neck.

Abdominal aortic aneurysms with hostile anatomy are a recognized hindrance to the continuing application of endovascular aortic interventions. Narrowed aneurysm necks pose technical difficulties, particularly in the absence of customized endografts. There are multiple suggested approaches to overcome shortened and angulated necks endovascularly; however, none of these address narrowed necks.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Utility of Graduated Compression Stockings in Prevention of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome.

Background: Up to 50% of patients develop post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) following their first proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of graduated compression stockings (GCS) in preventing PTS.

Method: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ClinicalTrials.