The study presented two cases of spontaneous rupture of the spleen. Both patients were treated at the Department of General, Oncological, and Endocrinological Surgery. The first patient underwent splenectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful. The second patient was subject to pharmacological treatment because of non-acceptance to surgical intervention. The patient died during the followi...

This report presents a case of severe blunt chest trauma secondary to a horse riding accident with resultant free-wall rupture of the left ventricle in association with severe lung contusion. We describe the initial surgical and medical management of the cardiac rupture which was associated with a massive haemoptysis due to severe lung trauma. Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support...

Definition: Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant multisystemic genetic condition that can affect many organs: brain, skin, eye, heart, lungs and the kidney. It affects one in 7 to 8,000 people. Its main complications involve the nervous system (convulsions, intracranial hypertension), the kidneys (rupture of cysts and angiomyolipomas) and the lungs of adult females (rupture of bullae wit...

THE problem of reducing perinatal mortality is closely related to the early and accurate recognition of foetal distress. Although the estimation of urinary oestrogen and/or pregnanediol before labour, and the continuous recording of the foetal heart rate during labour are of some value, the problem is far from solved. In this paper we present the results obtained with two less-known methods for...

We present a case of a silicone breast implant rupture after insertion of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). A 51-year-old woman presented to our plastic surgery clinic to exchange her silicone breast implants. The patient underwent cosmetic mastopexy and breast augmentation in 2008. Because of recurrent myocardial infarctions and chronic heart failure, she underwent an...

Although the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) has decreased in United States, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a major medical problem. Many patients still need emergency care department (ED) due to complications mechanical, inflammatory, and embolic factors. This summary aims provide brief available evidence clinical medicine regarding evaluation management after infarction. ...

A 65 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital, because of unconsciousness after chest and back pain. Echocardiography showed pericardial effusion. She suffered from pre-shock due to cardiac tamponade. Although a cause of cardiac tamponade was unclear, we performed emergency surgical treatment without coronary angiography. In operation, we found a rupture of coronary arteriovenous fistula and...

We present the first case of severe cardiotoxicity of carbon monoxide leading to myocardial rupture and fatal outcome. 83-year-old woman was hospitalized 4 hours after the fire in her house with no respiratory or cardiac symptoms. After two days, she has suffered sudden collapse leading to cardiac arrest. Postmortem examination revealed intramural haemorrhage with myocardial rupture at the apex...

A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) is an uncommon cardiac anomaly occurring in less than 1% of patients undergoing open cardiac surgical procedures (1). Approximately 65-85% of SOVAs originate from the right sinus of Valsalva, while SOVAs originating from noncoronary (10-30%) and left sinuses (<5%) are less common (2). It may be congenital or acquired in origin and may rupture into any of the ...