Endolaser vein surgery with the 1470 nm laser: a report on 120 cases.

From October 2007 till March 2008, 120 patients were treated by 1470 nm Endolaser Vein Surgery. A study was performed with regard to patient population, treatment, results and outcome.

Teflon guide-wire-assisted semi-closed Vollmar endarterectomy of the superficial femoral artery. A review of 25 cases and the state of the art from a literature review.

In this retrospective study, we analysed 25 guide-wire-assisted Vollmar endarterectomies of an occluded superficial femoral artery. In 96% of the cases, the patient suffered from a Fontaine stage III or IV. After a mean follow-up of 24.

[Breast-sparing surgery in T1 breast carcinoma].

31 female patients with a T1 No N1a Mo breast tumour (diameter smaller or equal to 2 cm) were treated by segmental resection with complete axillar dissection, followed by radiotherapy. Chemotherapy was given in any case of axillary lymph node involvement. The mean follow-up period was 44 months.

Repair of pericardial rupture by abdominal transphrenic approach solely.

The abdominal transphrenic approach enabled us to repair a left lateral pericardial rupture on a polytrauma patient who also had a rupture of the spleen and a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. A pericardial exploration was necessary because of a sudden upper venous congestion syndrome during operation, suggestive of a cardiac tamponade.