Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - A Tertiary Centre Experience and Formulation of a Management Protocol.

Background: Mycotic abdominal aorta aneurysm (MAAA) is a rare and life-threatening condition. Because of its rarity, there is a lack of adequately powered studies and consensus on its treatment and follow up. This study aimed to review the outcomes following surgical intervention for MAAA in a single tertiary centre and to formulate a management protocol based on available evidence and expert opinion.

Fibrin glue obliteration is safe, effective and minimally invasive as first line treatment for pilonidal sinus disease in children.

Background / Purpose: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) has an incidence of 1.2-2.5/1000 in children.

Operative and 1-Year Outcomes of the Custom-Made Fenestrated Anaconda Aortic Stent Graft-A UK Multicenter Study.

Background: Early and 1-year outcomes are presented for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) of complex aortic aneurysmal disease with the custom-made Anaconda fenestrated stent graft in 101 patients.

Methods: Retrospective site-reported data from the first 101 elective cases (2010-2014) from 4 UK centers were studied to evaluate patient demographics, aneurysm morphology, clinical success, and 1-year outcomes in patients undergoing fenestrated aneurysm repair with the custom-made Anaconda device.

Results: 101 fenestrated grafts (median age 76, 85% male) were implanted with a total of 255 fenestrations (196 renal arteries, 48 superior mesenteric artery, and 11 celiac arteries) with 3% mortality, 98.

Are we cross-matching too much blood for elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?

Objectives: This study aims to identify current blood transfusion requirements in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and to compare this to an existing maximum surgical blood order schedule.

Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who underwent elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair over a 40-month period in our institution. Pre-operative number of units cross-matched and the number of units actually transfused were identified.