Pulmonary artery aneurysm in a child with transposition of great arteries

A 2.5 months old baby with transposition of the great arteries and single ventricle had a pulmonary artery aneurysm. Resection of the aneurysm with primary closure of the pulmonary artery and a Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure were performed successfully

A comparison between minilaparotomy and standard median laparotomy for reconstruction of aorto-iliac occlusive disease

Objective : Minimally invasive surgical procedures have become increasingly used in all surgical branches. In this respect we compared the minilaparotomy (ML) technique with standard median laparotomy (SML) for the surgical treatment of aorto-iliac occlusive disease

Single-stage unifocalization and correction with median sternotomy in complex pulmonary atresia

Objective: This study assessed the surgical and post-operative outcome of single-stage complete unifocalization and repair procedure in patients with complex pulmonary atresia

Heat stress increases the effectiveness of early ischemic preconditioning in spinal cord protection

Objective: This study was aimed to test the hypothesis that the combination of heat stress and early ischemic preconditioning (IP) applied before aortic occlusion would be protective against spinal cord ischemic injury

Pituitary apoplexy following coronary artery bypass grafting

Pituitary apoplexy usually results from ischemic or hemorrhagic changes due to preexisting adenomas of the pituitary gland. Rarely, it can occur after surgical procedures, mainly because of severe hemorrhage or hypotension. It is a serious condition and may lead to disastrous complications and even to death. We present a 60-year-old male patient in whom pituitary apoplexy developed due to protamine anaphylaxis during coronary artery bypass surgery