Correlation Between Calcium Scoring and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Endovascular Repair Outcomes.

Objectives: Endovascular aneurysm repair, though minimally invasive and has the benefit of relatively low perioperative complication rates, it is associated with significant long term reintervention rates related to endoleaks. Several variables have been studied to predict the outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair, 1 of which is the calcium burden of the vasculature. This prompted us to study the association between calcium burden measured by the standardized Agatston scoring system and the outcomes of Endovascular aneurysm repair.

A Student Teaching Assistant Program for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Curricular Enhancement.

Problem: In the United States, physician bias is exhibited early in medical training and contributes to systemic inequities within the field of medicine. A lack of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism (DEI-AR) content within medical curricula drives critical gaps in knowledge and deficiencies when preparing medical students to serve patients of diverse backgrounds. At the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MCASOM), student-led curricular reviews between 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021 revealed opportunities to improve DEI-AR content within preclinical courses.

The Role of Surgery in the Management of Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy.

Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy (RIBP) is a rare long-term complication of radiation therapy often causing pain, motor deficit, and overall quality of life reduction for affected patients. While a standard treatment for RIBP is yet to be established, management consists mostly of symptom management through the use of medications and physical therapy. There is a lack of evidence regarding the efficacy of surgical treatment.

The Impact of Patient Sex on Outcomes after Endovascular Treatment of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease.

Background: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of patient sex on short-term and long-term outcomes after endovascular treatment for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD).

Methods: A multicenter retrospective analysis was performed on all patients who underwent iliac artery stenting for AIOD across the 3 participating sites from October 1, 2018 to September 21, 2021. Preoperative clinical, operative, and postoperative data were collected on a dedicated database.

Association of Abdominal Arterial Calcification Score with Patients' Survival and Kidney Allograft Function after Kidney Transplant.

Background: Abdominal arterial calcification (AAC) is common among candidates for kidney transplant. The aim of this study is to correlate AAC score value with post-kidney transplant outcomes.

Methods: We modified the coronary calcium score by changing the intake data points and used it to quantitate the AAC.

Advanced Tumor Imaging Approaches in Human Tumors.

The management of cancer has always relied heavily on the imaging modalities used to detect and monitor it. While many of these modalities have been around for decades, the technology surrounding them is always improving, and much has been discovered in recent years about the nature of tumors because of this. There have been several areas that have aided those discoveries.

Management of a Primary Retroperitoneal Yolk Sac Tumor.

BACKGROUND Existing literature has detailed occurrences of retroperitoneal yolk sac tumors (YSTs) as the result of metastasis from a primary gonadal site. However, primary retroperitoneal YSTs are extremely rare, thus remaining a challenge to diagnose and treat. We present a complex case of a large primary retroperitoneal YST in a man treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection.

The Emerging Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in the Management of Breast Cancer.

With the incidence of breast cancer steadily rising, it is important to explore novel technologies that can allow for earlier detection of disease as well more a personalized and effective treatment approach. The concept of "liquid biopsies" and the data they provide have been increasingly studied in the recent decades. More specifically, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a potential biomarker for various cancers, including breast cancer.

Utilization of ECMO in vascular surgery: A presentation of two cases.

Introduction: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a form of temporary mechanical circulatory support commonly used during cardiothoracic interventions. Malperfusion during complex vascular procedures remains a significant risk that may potentially lead to multiple complications. Here, we report two cases highlighting the efficacy of VA-ECMO in both planned and emergent vascular interventions.

Inflammatory Pseudotumor Resembling a Malignant Pancreatic Disease Process.

Background/aim: Inflammatory pseudotumors are complex entities given that they carry varying characteristics with a multitude of behaviors that can resemble a malignancy clinically, radiographically, and histologically.

Patients And Methods: Our case report presents a 65-year-old-female with a history of fever, abdominal pain, and anemia with imaging suggestive of a malignant disease process involving an ill-defined soft tissue mass between the left adrenal gland and pancreatic tail.

Results: Following diagnostic laparoscopy with abdominal washings and subsequent open resection of the mass, final pathology revealed multiple specimens demonstrating dense fibrosis with admixed spindled cells and inflammatory cells, an overarching morphology, and an immunohistochemical staining profile consistent with pancreatic inflammatory pseudotumor.