Mortality and hospitalization trends for aortic aneurysms and dissections in Mexico.

Background: In Mexico, there is a paucity of evidence on mortality and hospitalization patterns associated with aortic aneurysms and dissections.

Objective: To analyze national databases and describe the epidemiological characteristics of different aortic pathologies.

Material And Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study, in which mortality and hospitalization attributed to aortic aneurysms and dissections were analyzed.

Retrocarotid dissection technique compared to the caudocranial approach for the surgical treatment of carotid body tumors: A 15-year experience.

Introduction: Carotid body tumors are rare neoplasms with malignant potential. We aim to follow up on our initial experience published in 2015 and compare the occurrence of complications and postoperative outcomes with the use of retrocarotid dissection (RCD) against the standard caudocranial (SCCD) technique.

Methods: This was an observational, case-control study in which we analyzed all of the carotid body tumor resections performed from 1986 to 2022.