Staged surgical management of sinus tarsi syndrome: our experience of 273 cases

Subtalar arthroscopy for sinus Tarsi syndrome: arthroscopic findings and clinical outcomes of 33 consecutive cases.

PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to identify the pathologic findings of sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) by subtalar arthroscopy and to evaluate the results of arthroscopic treatments in 33 consecutive cases. METHODS A retrospective review was performed in 31 consecutive patients (33 cases) who underwent subtalar arthroscopic treatment for STS. The mean follow-up duration was 24 months (rang...

Staged surgical management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a single institution 12 year experience.

OBJECTIVE To describe a 12 year experience with staged surgical management of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and to identify the factors that influenced outcome. METHODS Between December 1992 and June 2004, 333 patients with HLHS underwent a Norwood procedure (median age 4 days, range 0-217 days). Subsequently 203 patients underwent a bidirectional Glenn procedure (stage II) and 8...

VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS: OUR EXPERIENCE WITH 3337 CASES

Over a seven year period from 1982 to 1989,3337 conduits were created in 3137 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) as access for chronic dialysis. These included 2690 side-to-side arteriovenous fistulae (A VF), 168 end-to-side A VFs, 10 autogenous vein grafts, 51 homogenous frozen vein grafts, 109 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts, 209 emergency external arteriovenous shunts, t...

Surgical Dissection of the Facial nerve in Parotidectomy: Our Personal Experience

Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Our experience with conservative management in 14 cases

CONTEXT Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, severe, acute, necrotizing infection of the kidney. In this study, we present the clinical details, the management strategies, and the outcome of fourteen patients of EPN managed at our center. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of the hospital records was done. A total of fourteen patients with EPN were admitted in our hospita...