To the Editor: We read with interest the systematic review published by Hervey-Jumper et al. The authors examined the role of reoperation in patients with World Health Organization grade III or IV recurrent gliomas. Of the 31 studies included in their analysis, 29 demonstrated survival benefit with reoperation for recurrence. Therefore, the authors concluded that, despite the selection bias, mo...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com aortic stenosis treated surgically with biological prostheses in the last years, treatment of degenerative biological valves is one of the main current and future areas of TAVI expansion. The degeneration may occur in both stenosis and regurgitation, although most often is mixed. The main mechanisms, which represent the leading causes of reoperation...

in this retrospective study, 510 infants and children with patent ductus arteriosus (pda) who underwent surgery at the shahid rajai heart hospital in tehran were evaluated to determine the rate of surgical complications, morbidity and mortality. 30 patients (6%) developed minor to major complications postoperatively. four patients who had undergone pda ligation without division required reopera...

In this retrospective study, 510 infants and children with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) who underwent surgery at the Shahid Rajai Heart Hospital in Tehran were evaluated to determine the rate of surgical complications, morbidity and mortality. 30 patients (6%) developed minor to major complications postoperatively. Four patients who had undergone PDA ligation without division required reo...

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS The long-term results after surgical repair of rheumatic mitral valve remain controversial in literature. Our aim was to determine the predictive factors which impact the long-term results after isolated rheumatic mitral valve repair and to evaluate the effect of those factors on reoperation and late mortality. METHODS One hundred and four patients with rheumatic valve d...

BACKGROUND Reoperation of cardiac surgery via median sternotomy can be associated with significant complications. Thoracotomy is expected to reduce the risk of reoperation and to enhance the surgical outcomes. We retrospectively analyzed two operative approaches (thoracotomy vs. sternotomy) in cardiac reoperation. MATERIALS AND METHODS From September 2007 to December 2010, 35 patients who req...

At Odense University Hospital (OUH), 5-9% of all unselected cardiac surgical patients undergo reoperation due to excessive bleeding. The reoperated patients have an approximately three times greater mortality than non-reoperated. To reduce the rate of reoperations and mortality due to postoperative bleeding, we aim to identify risk factors that predict reoperation. A total of 1452 consecutive p...