Rate of bleeding following aortic root replacement is reported in upto 24% of cases. Bleeding significant enough to require re-operation is reported in upto 4% of cases. We performed a modification of Cabrol patch to control bleeding from complicated aortic root replacement procedure. We used a perigraft - right-atrial fistula technique to control bleeding from aortic root area using a bovine p...

To evaluate the incidence and characteristics of uterine bleeding during postoperative gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) treatment combined with the lowest effective dose of estrogen-progestogen add-back therapy in Chinese women of reproductive age with endometriosis. Seventy Chinese women aged 18 to 50 years with stage III or IV endometriosis and treated with postoperative GnRHa a...

BACKGROUND An endometrial polyp is a frequently encountered gynecologic disease with abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility being the two common presenting problems, and hysteroscopic polypectomy is an effective method to remove them. The postoperative polyp recurrence might result in reappearance of abnormal uterine bleeding or infertility, whereas factors influencing the postoperative recu...

We describe a case of fatal gastrointestinal bleeding probably caused by an aortoduodenal fistula following open surgical repair of an inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) during postoperative steroid therapy. A 71-year old man underwent a graft replacement for an inflammatory AAA. Prolonged elevated C-reactive protein and newly emerged ascites after surgery were improved by oral admini...

The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the outcomes of Ligasure hemorrhoidectomy and stapled hemorrhoidectomy for prolapsed hemorrhoids. Original studies in any language were searched from MEDLINE database, PubMed, Web of science and the Cochrane Library database, and Wangfang database. Randomized control trials that compared Ligasure hemorrhoidectomy with stapled hemorrhoidectomy were id...

Treatment of bleeding psedoaneurysms and pseudocysts of the pancreas is controversial. Surgical treatment with pancreatic resection or trancystic arterial ligation is not always satisfactory since postoperative mortality rate is high, especially for lesions located in the pancreatic head and rebleeding is not unusual. Two patients with bleeding pseudoaneurysms (one post traumatic, one spontaneo...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) aims to reduce immediate and longer-term risks of myocardial infarction and death in patients with coronary artery disease. CABG is, however, associated with its own thrombotic risks of perioperative myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, and bowel infarction.1 These risks are of major concern to the patient and referring cardiologist. Although...

torial [2, 4]. Perioperative bleeding is related to surgical damage to blood vessels and defects in haemostatic mechanisms. The majority of haemostatic defects are related to the exposure of blood elements to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit [2, 4]. Excessive administration of protamine is a proposed mechanism of bleeding [2]. It has been proved that CBP causes a reduction in the levels of co...

PURPOSE To describe our experience with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in patients with solitary kidneys and analyze factors that can impact on intra-operative bleeding and postoperative complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed our stone database searching for patients with solitary kidney who underwent PCNL from Jan-05 through Oct-13. Demographic data, stone characteristics, and...

Desmopressin (DDAVP) 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin is used in patients with bleeding disorders, including mild factor VIII deficiency, types 1 and 2 von Willebrand disease, and platelet function defects, undergoing surgeries to help control bleeding. We conducted a retrospective chart review of bleeding disorder patients undergoing inpatient surgery at Toledo Children's Hospital, OH, from ...