Corresponding author: Ireneusz Haponiuk, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mikolaj Kopernik Hospital, 1-6 Nowe Ogrody St, 80-803 Gdansk, Poland, phone: +48 58 764 04 90, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 2.05.2015, accepted: 28.06.2015. Staged interventional and surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot with critical stenosis of proximal aortic arch in premature hypotrop...

Combined Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass: a Still-Feasible Procedure? To the Editor: The recent article by Randall et al1 is of great interest and involves a large number of patients undergoing carotid artery stent (CAS) and staged myocardial revascularization with a low incidence of periprocedural neurological complication. However, we have some comments and report our own ex...

STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective study. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the results of single-staged posterior decompression and circumferential fusion using a transpedicular approach to correct a kyphotic deformity due to thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Surgical management is frequently an imperative choice to achieve spinal decompression and de...

Cloacal exstrophy is the most complex congenital, ventral, abdominal wall defect. Traditionally surgery consists of a staged approach to repair which takes place on many separate theatre visits. In this case a primary approach was undertaken resulting in a relatively short inpatient stay and a reduced risk from multiple surgical procedures under general anaesthesia.

The case report will present some novel techniques for using a "staged" protocol utilizing strategic periodontally involved teeth as transitional abutments in combination with CBCT guided implant surgery. Staging the case prevented premature loading of the grafted sites during the healing phase. A CBCT following a tenting screw guided bone regeneration procedure ensured adequate bone to place a...

Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the choice of investigation for evaluation of extent of tumor under the mucosa, locally and regionally. This study was undertaken to assess the accuracy of preoperative CT imaging in the staging of carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx.   Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, all cases who were clinically (c) staged T3–T4 and w...

Objectives: Elective neck treatment of clinically N0 patients in patients with head and neck carcinomas is widely accepted as a standard approach. However, the issue whether elective neck treatment should routinely be directed on both sides of the neck is still controversial. The present study is aimed at determining whether T4 staged head and neck carcinomas required bilateral neck dissection ...