Surgery today
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We investigated the postoperative complications that developed in patients who underwent surgery after induction chemotherapy (IC) for primary lung cancer. ⋯ These findings indicate the feasibility of treating primary lung cancer with IC followed by surgery as long as a cautious operative procedure is used and careful postoperative management is given, paying particular attention to the risk of ARDS and bronchial complications.
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A case demonstrating a false aneurysm in the palmar segment of the ulnar artery caused by a Fogarty's catheter, which had been inserted during a thrombectomy, is described. The diagnosis was suspected based on a clinical examination, and duplex ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) confirmed an aneurysm in the palmar segment of the ulnar artery. The patient underwent a successful aneurysmectomy with end-to-end reanastomosis.
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Case Reports
Stanford type A aortic dissection which ruptured into the left atrium: report of a case.
A Stanford type A aortic dissection ruptures usually into the pericardial space or the mediastinal space. We herein report the rare surgical case of a Stanford type A aortic dissection which ruptured into the left atrium. ⋯ At operation, adhesions around the proximal aorta and between the aortic root and the left atrial roof were confirmed to be one of the causes for this rare form. A fistula to the cardiac cavity following an aortic dissection may occur in any patient, especially in those with a history of previous cardiac surgery.