Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Feb 2016
Case ReportsSuccessful repair of mesenteric ischemia in acute type A aortic dissection.
A 64-year-old man with acute type A aortic dissection had superior mesenteric artery occlusion and marked metabolic acidosis. By an emergency laparotomy, bypass grafting from the left external iliac artery to the superior mesenteric artery was performed with great saphenous vein. After deep sedation and antihypertensive management in the intensive care unit, the acidosis resolved, and central repair was carried out. At 10 months postoperatively, his course has been uneventful without mesenteric complications.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Feb 2016
Review Case ReportsUnilateral anhidrosis: A rare complication of thoracic epidural analgesia.
Management of pain following thoracotomy is an important issue for the control of early morbidity. We herein present the case of a patient who was referred to our hospital after a fall from a height. ⋯ The patient developed unilateral anhidrosis postoperatively. We discuss this rare complication of thoracic epidural analgesia with a review of relevant literature.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Feb 2016
Case ReportsA case of right superior vena cava draining into the left atrial roof.
We report the multidisciplinary consideration in a case of right superior vena cava draining into the left atrial roof. A 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with a sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect associated with anomalous right upper pulmonary venous return. However, intraoperative inspection showed the right superior vena cava draining into the left atrial roof, associated with anomalous right upper pulmonary venous return. An anatomical radical operation was performed using a modified conventional technique.