Ogilvie's Syndrome in a Young Female With Chronic Constipation.

Ogilvie's syndrome, also known as acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, is often encountered in post-surgical patients or those with serious comorbidities requiring intensive care. For this reason, it has rarely been reported in patients younger than 50 years without any predisposing risk factors. Our case report highlights a unique case of Ogilvie's syndrome in a young female with no recent trauma or surgical history.

Coxsackievirus-Induced Myocarditis With Acute Onset of Heart Failure With Pleural Effusion.

This is a case of a 45-year-old Caucasian female with coxsackievirus-induced myocarditis. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscles, which can be difficult to diagnose at times because its symptoms overlap with other cardiovascular diseases. At times, when the patient presents, the full impact of the etiology would have either improved or resolved.

Arthroplasty Versus Internal Fixation for the Treatment of Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To compare the 24-month risk of mortality between arthroplasty and internal fixation for undisplaced femoral neck fractures (FNFs).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Secondary data analysis of 2 multinational randomized controlled trials.

Metabolic Syndrome but not Obesity Adversely Affects Outcomes after Open Aortoiliac Bypass Surgery.

Background: Although the incident risk of peripheral artery disease increases in patients with metabolic syndrome, several authors report favorable outcomes in obese patients after arterial bypass surgery. We examine the effect of the so-called "obesity paradox" and metabolic syndrome on outcomes after open aortoiliac bypass surgery.

Methods: We identified patients between 2004 and 2015 who had open surgical bypass for aortoiliac occlusive disease.

Indications and Outcomes of Open Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal.

Background: Despite recommendations for retrieval of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, most are not removed in a timely manner. Longer IVC filter dwell times are associated with caval wall perforation and tilting that make percutaneous retrieval more difficult. Open IVC filter removal is generally reserved for patients with symptoms referable to the filter, such as chronic back and abdominal pain.

Redo aortic root replacement reutilizing 22-year patent modified Cabrol grafts.

Long-term patency of modified Cabrol technique in composite aortic root replacement is not well documented. We report a unique case in which a patient presented for prosthetic valve dysfunction with patent Cabrol grafts 22 years after composite root replacement requiring redo aortic root. This case also demonstrates how modified Cabrol grafts can be reutilized in aortic root replacement without compromising adequate fluid dynamics.