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J Cardiol Cases
January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Unlabelled: Septal reduction therapy is an effective treatment for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is indicated for HOCM patients who are ineligible for surgical myectomy, but several tips exist for the management of high-risk patients with ASA. Here, we present a case of successful ASA in a HOCM patient with multiple comorbidities, including severe obesity, drug-refractory bronchial asthma, poorly controlled diabetes, and steroid-induced immunosuppression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Hip Preserv Surg
December 2024
Wansbeck General Hospital, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, UK.
Recurrent groin pain following periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a challenging problem. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the position and dynamics of the psoas tendon as a potential cause for recurrent groin pain following PAO. A total of 386 PAO procedures, performed between January 2013 and January 2020, were identified from a single surgeon series.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomedica
December 2024
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia, Departamento de Pediatría, Alergología e Inmunología Pediátrica, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.
Introduction. Hemophagocytic syndrome is an under-recognized condition with high mortality in the pediatric population. It is characterized by excessive activation of immune cells and cytokine release, leading to persistent inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFANZ J Surg
January 2025
Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Introduction: Presentation with breast symptoms in the paediatric population is common but there is little existing literature on the workup and management of breast disease in this population.
Methods: Retrospective series of 140 cases of breast disease in the paediatric population managed by a single surgeon in Adelaide, South Australia between 2004 and 2024. Review of patient demographics, presentation, investigation, management and outcomes of various breast symptoms and pathologies using descriptive analysis.
Microsurgery
January 2025
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Divine Savior, Vienna, Austria.
The Charles procedure (CP) is a potentially devastating treatment; however, in cases of an end stage of untreated or improperly treated lymphedema, it is the ultimate surgical therapy. As a life-saving solution, it quickly relieves patients with giant, hypertrophic extremities, mostly in ambulation and hygiene maintenance. Nevertheless, long-term results may disappoint both doctors and patients, who struggle with social stigma, the need for lifelong compression, massive lymphoedema in the distal parts of the feet, badly fitting shoes, excessive skin fibrosis, severe keratinization of skin-grafted surfaces, periodic lymphorrhea from the resected areas, or acute and chronic inflammation.
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