A retrospective review was performed on 11 patients who had undergone the transcolumellar transsphenoidal hypophysectomy in our center. There were eight females and three males with age ranging from 17 to 72 years (mean 50 years). Ten patients had pituitary macroadenomas and one had suprasellar cyst. The mean follow up duration for these 11 patients post surgery was 7.2 months. Complications in...

O NE of the fatal complications of acute myocardial infaretion is rupture of the affected ventricular niyoeardium. The free wall of the left ventricle is the region usually involved, and sudden death occurs due to acute cardiac tamponade. Occasionally the interventricular septum is perforated, and the clinical signs are characteristic. Recognition of septal perforation may permit utilization of...

INTRODUCTION Congenital vomer agenesis is an extremely rare condition in which the vomer bone does not fully develop, which can lead to septal perforation. CASE REPORT We report two cases with a defect in the vomer bone in the posteroinferior portion of the septum, found accidentally while performing a pre-operative CT scan for nasal obstruction evaluation. They were diagnosed with congenital...

Septoplasty is the most commonly performed operation in otolaryngology. Other than the more common complications such as hemorrhage, septal hematoma and abscess, perforation and postoperative deformities, the surgeon must also be aware of the rare but life-threatening ones such as skull base and intracranial injury, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, meningitis, pneumocephalus, subarachnoid hemorr...

there is a paucity of literature regarding iatrogenic aortic valve perforation after cardiac operation is performed in the vicinity of the aortic valve. this report describes the clinical, echocardiographic, and angiocardiographic recognition of iatrogenic aortic valve perforation in a patient who had previously under gone membranous ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis. five days a...

To cite: Vasavada A, Vinchurkar M, Agrawal N, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202665 DESCRIPTION Lead perforation is seen in around 0.1–1% 2 of pacemaker implantation and is predominantly seen early in the course while occurrence after 1 month is much rarer. A 58-year-old patient who had undergone implantation of a single-chambered VVI p...

UNLABELLED Aortic root perforation is a potentially life-threatening complication that may occur during transseptal puncture and requires immediate repair. We present a 71-year-old man who was admitted for catheter ablation of persistent atypical atrial flutter. Fluoroscopic-guided transseptal puncture was performed to gain access to the left atrium. An unrecognized puncture of the aortic root ...