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Resection and double pericardial patch repair of a congenital aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa

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Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Aug 14;2023. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2023.049.

ABSTRACT

Mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are rare entities but can lead to different, unpredictable and sometime dramatic complications. We report the case of a young woman presenting a congenital form of this aneurysm. Given the clinical and symptomatological progression, surgical treatment is mandatory. After a transverse aortotomy, we resected the aneurysm. Performing a pulmonary arteriotomy allows adequate control of the left main coronary artery, adjacent to the lesion. We repaired the remaining cavity, not far from the left coronary aortic cusp, with a double patch of bovine pericardium.

PMID:37578351 | DOI:10.1510/mmcts.2023.049

Advanced lung cancer patient benefits from minimally invasive costal resection and reconstruction: an effective palliative approach for costal metastasis

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We hereby describe the resection and reconstruction of a rib infiltrated by a lung cancer metastasis. Despite prior radiation therapy aimed at mitigating pain from rib infiltration in a stage IV non-small cell…  Read More

Crizotinib combined with bronchoscopic interventional treatment in ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of left main stem bronchus: a case report

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), also known as an inflammatory pseudotumor, is a unique type of intermediate soft tissue tumor that commonly occurred in the lung. Its unclear etiology and cellular act…  Read More

Total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique for Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery

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Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery is uncommon. We perforemed a single-stage procedure with the frozen elephant trunk technique.

Concomitant minimally invasive surgery for tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma and right lung cancer in an elderly patient: a case report and review of the literature

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It is very common for patients with newly diagnosed lung masses to have heart disease. However, papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) of the tricuspid valve (TV) combined with lung cancer are rarely reported. It is …  Read More

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for hemolysis 17 years after insertion of classical elephant trunk: a case report

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The classical elephant trunk (ET) technique is a very useful surgical procedure; however, haemolysis in the aorta associated with ET has been previously reported. It normally occurs within several years after …  Read More

The risk factors of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: an updated meta-analysis

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The purpose of the current meta-analysis was to determine the incidence and risk factors to provide a scientific basis for prevention and treatment of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after carotid e…  Read More

Iatrogenic aortic dissection during aortic root replacement in an older Loeys–Dietz syndrome type III patient with no family history of aortic disease: a case report

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Iatrogenic aortic dissection during cardiac surgery is a rare but critical complication. At present, no strategies have been developed to prevent it. We herein report a case of intraoperative aortic dissection…  Read More

Iatrogenic aortic dissection during aortic root replacement in an older Loeys–Dietz syndrome type III patient with no family history of aortic disease: a case report

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Iatrogenic aortic dissection during cardiac surgery is a rare but critical complication. At present, no strategies have been developed to prevent it. We herein report a case of intraoperative aortic dissection…  Read More