Mediastinal omentoplasty

Does omentoplasty preclude cardiac retransplantation?

Omentoplasty versus no omentoplasty for esophagogastrostomy after surgery for cancer of cardia and esophagus.

BACKGROUND The standard of care of patients with cancer of cardia and esophagus still remains surgery in early stage. One of the most feared complications after such procedure is anastomotic leak. AIM We present our experience with omental wrapping of anastomosis (omentoplasty) to decrease the anastomotic leak. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS An analysis of ...

Evaluation of 95 Cases with Mediastinal Tumors

 Introduction:Mediastinum contains different vital structures that are located in the anterior and middle or posterior compartments. Various types of mediastinal masses or tumors can be seen in the mediastinum. Materials and Methods:This case series study was performed on 95 patients who had referred to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences between 1990 and 2010 were reviewed. The Inclusion cr...

Concurrent Mediastinal Masses in a Patient

A 16-year-old female with a history of neck hemangioma surgery presented with irritable coughs. A computed tomography scan showed anterosuperior and middle mediastinal masses (Figure 1). The patient underwent surgery and the upper and middle mediastinal lesions were removed (Figure 2A). Pathological examination confirmed that the upper and mid...

[Mediastinal mass].