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Extensive suprasternal dehiscence reconstruction with NPWT and advancement flaps following cardiac surgery.

Treatment of suprasternal wound infection (SSWI) following cardiac surgery is not a clearly developed procedure. We report our female patient's secondary SSWI treatment following bypass surgery. An obese female patient with unstable angina underwent an urgent, uneventful off-pump coronary artery bypass operation.

Additive damage in the thromboxane related vasoconstriction and bradykinin relaxation of intramural coronary resistance arterioles in a rodent model of andropausal hypertension.

Hypertension and andropause both accelerate age-related vascular deterioration. We aimed to evaluate the effects of angiotensin-II induced hypertension and deficiency of testosterone combined regarding the resistance coronaries found intramurally. Four male groups were formed from the animals: control group (Co, n = 10); the group that underwenr orchidectomy (ORC, n = 13), those that received an infusion of angiotensin-II (AII, n = 10) and a grous that received AII infusion and were also surgically orchidectomized (AII + ORC, n = 8).

Neurosurgical Steps and Lessons Learned in Final Separation of 3-Year-Old Craniopagus Twins.

The only published paper describing the separation of the conjoined twins did not describe the novel steps and techniques of the microsurgery part, which lasted 26 hours. That paper did not include the neurosurgical video, either. The massive intracerebral hemorrhage that occurred on postoperative day 33 was not reported, and its potential causes have not been scrutinized.

Efficacy and Safety of K-877 (Pemafibrate), a Selective PPARα Modulator, in European Patients on Statin Therapy.

Objective: High plasma triglyceride (TG) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Fibrates lower TG levels through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) agonism. Currently available fibrates, however, have relatively low selectivity for PPARα.

Digital Variance Angiography in Lower-Limb Angiography with Metal Implants.

Purpose: The presence of metal implants may reduce angiographic image quality due to automated beam adjustments. Digital variance angiography (DVA) is reported to be superior to digital subtraction angiography (DSA) with increased contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and better image quality. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether DVA could counterbalance the image quality impairment of lower-limb angiographies with metal implants.

Transpedicular direct osteosynthesis of hangman's fracture from a mini-open exposure as a less invasive procedure: A technical note.

This surgical technical case report presents initial clinical experience and preliminary results with a less invasive surgical solution for selected hangman's fracture. A well-known stabilization technique (i.e.

Initial experience with the treatment of concomitant aortic pseudoaneurysm and thoracolumbar spinal fracture: Case report.

One blunt abdominal aortic disruption (BAAD) and one blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) case are presented. Both aortic injuries were combined with spinal fractures. In the BAAD case the aortic pseudoaneurysm manifested just above the lumbar fracture while in the BTAI case the aortic injury appeared several vertebras below the thoracal fracture site, suggesting different mechanisms in the aortic wall damage.

Surgical management of cauda syndrome in third trimester of pregnancy focusing on spinal anesthesia and right lateral positioning during surgery as possible practices.

Purpose: This article presents a surgical solution of a lumbar disc hernia of a pregnant woman focusing on the use of right lateral positioning, spinal anesthesia which has not previously been utilized in third trimester and discusses positioning options, and possible anesthesia methods with the surgical procedure options.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A left-sided L5/S1 lumbar disc hernia (verified by magnetic resonance imaging) of a 35-year-old, 32-week-pregnant woman with a deteriorating neurological status leading to cauda syndrome was treated successfully by microdiscectomy in right lateral position applying spinal anesthesia.

Successfully treated transoral crossbow injury to the axial spine causing mild neurologic deficit: case presentation.

Purpose: To detail the management, complications and results of a crossbow arrow injury, where the broadhead went through the mouth, tongue, soft palate, C2 vertebra, spinal canal, dural sack, exiting the neck posteriorly and the arrow shaft lodged in the spine causing mild spinal cord injury.

Methods: Case presentation.

Results: A penetrating axial cervical spine crossbow injury was treated successfully in spite of the following interdisciplinary complications: meningitis, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, re-bleeding, and cardiac arrest.