The Annals of thoracic surgery
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A young woman of the Jehovah's Witness faith presented with a rupturing aneurysm of the ascending aorta and transverse aortic arch. She had Marfan syndrome and previous aortic valve replacement. Despite reoperation conditions, successful operation via median sternotomy was carried out using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
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Case Reports
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and hemolytic anemia after mitral valve repair with a Duran ring.
We report a case of mitral valve repair with a Duran ring that was complicated by left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, mitral regurgitation, and hemolytic anemia. A 59-year-old man with severe mitral valve regurgitation underwent mitral valve repair, including a Duran ring annuloplasty. ⋯ The patient then underwent mitral valve replacement with a 29-mm St. Jude valve.
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Gastrobronchial fistula is an extremely rare condition. A case of gastrobronchial fistula secondary to a benign gastric ulcer 9 years after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for treatment of esophageal carcinoma is described. A review of the literature is provided.