Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing high risk cardiac surgery.

Background: Evaluating outcomes of concurrent Cox-Maze procedures in elderly patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery.

Mehods: We retrospectively identified patients aged over 70 years with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) from 2011 to 2017 who had two or more other cardiac procedures. They were subdivided into two groups: 1.

Clinical presentation of atrial myxomas does it differ in left or right sided tumor?

Objective: This paper reports a 20 years' experience in the management of atrial myxomas at our institution. Apart from presenting our experience of their clinical presentation, surgical management, post-operative complication, and long-term follow-up we investigated any correlation between left and right sided tumor with their symptom of presentation.

Materials And Methods: The data were retrospectively collected for patients between the period 1995 and 2015 from the hospital database.

Long-Term Outcome of Interrupted Arch Repair With Direct Anastomosis and Homograft Augmentation Patch.

Background: This study analyzed outcomes of interrupted aortic arch (IAA) repair using a standardized technique to interpret the role of the arch repair on late outcomes in a complex and heterogeneous group of patients.

Methods: This single institution study covered the period from 1988 to 2015. A total of 120 cases of IAA were divided into four groups: IAA with ventricular septal defect (VSD) (n = 38), IAA with a Norwood or Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure (n = 41), IAA with truncus arteriosus (n = 24), and a miscellaneous group (n = 17).

Is Mitral Valve Repair Superior to Mitral Valve Replacement in Elderly Patients? Comparison of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in a Propensity-Matched Cohort.

Background: Because of demographic changes, a growing number of elderly patients present with mitral valve (MV) disease. Although mitral valve repair (MV-repair) is the "gold standard" treatment for MV disease, in elderly patients, there is controversy about whether MV-repair is superior to mitral valve replacement. We reviewed results after MV surgery in elderly patients treated over the past 20 years.

Review of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery.

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery (MIAVS) has been developed for the last 20 years. The improvements in techniques have permitted cardiac surgeons to perform aortic valve replacement safely and efficiently with minimally incisions. Patients have become older and have multiple comorbidities and this is expected to grow in number.

Consenting practice for laparoscopic cholecystectomy - are we doing enough to warn patients about their operation?

Introduction: Provision of informed consent prior to surgery is fundamental in allowing patients to make balanced choices about their care. This study compares consenting practice amongst different grade of surgeons for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) with specific reference to the documentation of the complications of surgery. Timing and delivery of source of information is also evaluated.

Assessing the long-term outcomes of minor lower limb amputations: a 5-year study.

Our aim was to assess the long-term outcome for minor forefoot amputations. A retrospective study of 126 patients who had such amputations between 1999 and 2004 was performed. Patients were divided into 2 groups, diabetic (group A: 79 patients) and nondiabetic (group B: 47 patients).

An unusual complication encountered incidentally at laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case series.

Introduction: This is a case series of erosion of the common bile duct by an in situ stent found incidentally during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reported incidences of this nature.

Method: Four individual case reports.

Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the presence of common bile duct stent.

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common procedure done in patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones. Some clinicians insert a CBD stent at the time of ERCP. Such patients may then present for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with CBD stents in situ.