Short-term and mid-term results with the Sorin Freedom Solo aortic valve.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The study aim was to present the short- and mid-term results for patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) with the Sorin Freedom Solo third-generation stentless prosthetic valve.

Methods: AVR with a Sorin Freedom Solo valve was performed in 14 patients between March 2006 and March 2011. Patients aged > or = 60 years (male:female ratio 6:8; mean age 73.

Lateral cavoatriotomy for partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava.

Purpose: Surgical correction of the partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) draining into the superior vena cava (SVC) has been associated with sinus node dysfunction and venous return obstruction, postoperatively. We present the results of our lateral cavoatriotomy approach with little modifications to avoid injury to the sinus node and its artery.

Methods: 32 patients who underwent surgical repair of PAPVC to SVC with modified lateral cavoatriotomy in our clinic between January 2003 and January 2009 were evaluated retrospectively.

"V-PLASTY": a novel technique to reconstruct pulmonary valvular and annular stenosis in patients with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Background: The goal of repair of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction with or without Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is to eliminate valvular and/or subvalvular obstruction. However, this operation has a high risk of late complication of pulmonary insufficiency. In this study, we aimed to present early period results of our new technique that we call "V-Plasty" developed to prevent pulmonary insufficiency after pulmonary valve reconstruction in selected patients.

Urgent surgical management for embolized occluder devices in childhood: single center experience.

Background: In this study, we sought to analyze our experience in urgent surgical management for embolized cardiac septal and ductal occluder devices resulting from trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus in childhood patient group.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 9 patients (aged 2-15 years) who underwent urgent surgery due to cardiac septal and ductal occluder embolization between January 2007 and December 2010. Congenital defects were atrial septal defect (n = 6), ventricular septal defect (n = 1), and patent ductus arteriosus (n = 2).

Treatment outcomes of postoperative mediastinitis in cardiac surgery; negative pressure wound therapy versus conventional treatment.

Background: The aim of the present study is to compare negative pressure wound therapy versus conventional treatment outcomes at postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2011, after 9972 sternotomies, postoperative mediastinitis was diagnosed in 90 patients. The treatment modalities divided the patients into two groups: group 1 patients (n = 47) were initially treated with the negative pressure wound therapy and group 2 patients (n = 43) were underwent conventional treatment protocols.

Pericardial monocusp reconstruction for pulmonary valve vegetation secondary to patent ductus arteriosus.

A case of pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient with a ductus arteriosus (PDA) is reported. The PDA was ligated, the septal leaflet of the pulmonary valve was excised, and a pericardial monocusp reconstruction was performed.

Leiomyosarcoma protruding into the left ventricle during diastole: report of a case.

Cardiac leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor with poor survival prospects. Surgery prolongs survival, but the tumor often recurs early after surgery. The diagnosis is often made by transthoracic echocardiography.

Surgical experiences in acute spontaneous dissection of the infrarenal abdominal aorta.

Objective: Spontaneous dissection of the abdominal aorta should be considered as a vascular surgical emergency. We report here our experience with this rare pathology.

Methods: At our hospital, we operated on 200 patients for abdominal aortic aneurysm over a 4-year period, and aortic dissection was the underlying pathology in eight of them.

Primary aortoenteric fistula associated with giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.

Aortoenteric fistula is a very rare pathology that may cause catastrophic complications and even death. We present here a case of primary aortoenteric fistula associated with giant aortic pseudoaneurysm that has been treated successfully with surgical intervention.

Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: predictors of long-term outcome in a case-control study.

Background: Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are relatively rare clinical entities. The aim of this study is to ascertain the risk factors in patients with inflammatory AAAs and clarify which feature plays a role in determining the long-term outcome in these patients.

Methods: Between 1990 and 1997, 238 patients underwent surgery for an AAA at our institution, 17 (7.

Visceral artery aneurysms.

Objective: Visceral artery aneurysms are rare vascular malformations and the literature lacks satisfactory general information about the pathology. The aim of this study was to review our experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of visceral artery aneurysms.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data on 10 patients who were diagnosed with visceral artery aneurysms at our institution between June 2002 and September 2005.