Risk factors for postoperative acute pancreatitis after thoracic aortic surgery.

Background: We aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of postoperative acute pancreatitis (PAP) following thoracic aortic surgery with circulatory arrest.

Methods: One hundred fifty-two patients who underwent thoracic aortic surgery with circulatory arrest between February 2015 and March 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Postoperative acute pancreatitis was defined as the presence of two or more of the following criteria: (1) abdominal pain, (2) postoperative amylase or lipase levels greater than three times the upper limit of normal, and (3) evidence of pancreatitis on postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan.

Two cases of pararenal artery aortic aneurysm treatment after pancreaticoduodenectomy and abdominal aortic aneurysm stent grafting.

Background: Acute pancreatitis caused by surgical procedures may occur less frequently in surgeries for aortic aneurysm involving the abdominal branch. However, in such cases, the associated mortality rate increases significantly. There have been few reports on abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery after pancreatoduodenectomy; as such the incidence of postoperative pancreatitis remains unclear.

[Valve-sparing Root Reimplantation for Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Combined with Aortic Root Dilation and Bicuspid Aortic Valve;Report of a Case].

A 45-year-old male developed Stanford type A acute aortic dissection combined with aortic root dilation and congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). He had a Sieveres type 0 BAV, lateral subtype with right and left cusps. Valve-sparing root reimplantation was performed with decalcification of the cusps.

Tricuspid Atresia IIc With a Vascular Ring: Novel Approach for Fontan Completion.

We report a successful Fontan completion in a 22-month-old boy with tricuspid atresia (TA) IIc with a vascular ring. The patient was referred at 1 month of age and was diagnosed with TA IIc using echocardiography. Subsequent 3-dimensional computed tomography revealed a vascular ring.

[Adult congenital aortic coarctaion;report of a case].

A 63-year-old man with a history of hypertension from 20-year-old complained of dyspnea on effort. He was diagnosed as an adult congenital aortic coarctaion by computed tomography (CT). The CT showed the many collaterals from the subclavian artery, the internal thoracic artery and the intercostal artery to the descending aorta.