Endometrioma causing recurrent small bowel obstruction in a virgin abdomen-a case report and literature review.

There has been a modest number of cases of bowel obstruction secondary to endometriosis reported. Delays in diagnoses can cause significant morbidity to patients. We describe the case of a 45-year-old female with a 2-year history of recurrent small bowel obstructions (SBOs) without a history of abdominal surgery.

Blunt thoracic aortic injury resulting in free rupture into the pleural space and cardiac arrest, managed successfully with endovascular stenting.

Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is an uncommon yet serious diagnosis in trauma patients, with high on-scene mortality. BTAI typically occurs from rapid deceleration such as in motor vehicle collisions or high-altitude falls shearing the aorta just proximal to the ligamentum arteriosum. We report a case of a man in his 50s falling from a height of 15 m who presented hypotensive with retrosternal chest pain.

Sutureless aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Sutureless aortic valve replacement (SU-AVR) has emerged as an innovative alternative for treatment of aortic stenosis. By avoiding the placement of sutures, this approach aims to reduce cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) duration and thereby improve surgical outcomes and facilitate a minimally invasive approach suitable for higher risk patients. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the safety and efficacy of SU-AVR approach in the current literature.

Minimally invasive reoperative aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: With prolonged life expectancy and more frequent use of biological prostheses, an increasingly higher proportion of patients are undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) after previous sternotomy. We critically appraised the quantity and quality of evidence to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the minimally invasive (MIrAVR) versus conventional (CrAVR) approaches for reoperative AVR.

Methods: Electronic searches were performed using six databases from their inception to April 2014.