Endovascular Repair of a Pseudoaneurysm After Multiple Open Repairs of Aortic Coarctation.

Successful surgical repair of aortic coarctation during childhood may have major late complications such as pseudoaneurysm formation. If left untreated, pseudoaneuryms put patients at risk for morbidity and death; if treated surgically, they are associated with complications. Endovascular aortic repair, an established safe alternative to open surgical repair, is associated with encouraging outcomes and fewer complications, and it is especially feasible for patients who have undergone multiple aortic surgeries.

Proximal Descending Thoracic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm in a 24-Year-Old Man after 2 Childhood Repairs of Interrupted Aortic Arch.

Improved management of interrupted aortic arch has increased long-term survival rates. Longer life expectancies in neonates and children surgically treated for interrupted aortic arch may necessitate complex reinterventions when sequelae develop in adulthood. We report the case of a 24-year-old man who had undergone initial repair of interrupted aortic arch type B at one week and reintervention at 6 years of age.

Left Transthoracic Approach for Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device LINX Implantation.

Magnetic sphincter augmentation with the LINX Reflux Management System (Torax Medical, St. Paul, MN) is a recently introduced surgical option with comparable therapeutic efficacy for medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease. An appropriately sized LINX device is usually placed around the gastroesophageal junction through a laparoscopic approach.

Successful Conservative Management of a Large Splenic Abscess Secondary to Infective Endocarditis.

The spleen is the most common abdominal site for systemic septic emboli that often complicate infective endocarditis. Management of an embolic splenic abscess usually involves surgical splenectomy or image-guided drainage, but the natural history of splenic abscess without drainage is unknown. We describe the successful conservative treatment of a large complex splenic abscess with antibiotics alone in a patient with aortic valve infective endocarditis who required an emergent valve replacement surgical procedure.