We report the case of a 37-year-old man who suffered from biventricular failure due to left isomerism, inferior vena cava interruption with azygos vein continuation, bilateral superior vena cava, double outlet of right ventricle, complete atrioventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and isolated dextrocardia. Heart transplantation in patients with systemic venous anomalies often requires...

BACKGROUND Lipofilling is widely used in breast reconstruction after mastectomy with reconstruction or breast conserving surgery in patients with breast cancer. The aim of this study is focused on complications associated with lipofilling in elderly breast cancer patients with breast defects after breast conserving surgery or reconstruction. METHODS A total of 137 patients older than 60 years...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate functional and aesthetic results of periorbital defect repair using forehead flaps. DESIGN Retrospective review of patients who received periorbital defect repair by 3 of us with a paramedian forehead flap alone or in conjunction with other local or regional flaps, bone grafts, or cartilage grafts. Flap survival, functional results, and postoperative complications were d...

INTRODUCTION Infectious complications after FEVAR cause significant problems, with radical surgery considered to be the last resort for treatment. CASE REPORT A 72 year old man presented with infection 1 month after FEVAR. Conservative therapy with percutaneous abscess drainage and antibiotics suppressed the infection for 10 months; however, when new peri-aortic abscesses developed, the patie...

Portal vein thrombosis is observed in up to 10% of liver transplant candidates, hindering execution of the procedure. A dilated gastric vein is an alternative to portal vein reconstruction and decompression of splanchnic bed. We present two cases of patients with portal cavernoma and dilated left gastric vein draining splanchnic bed who underwent liver transplantation. The vein was dissected an...

Variations of the gonadal vein involve especial interest in general, vascular, and renal transplant surgery [1]. The testicular drainage originates at the upper pole of the testis, through the pampiniform plexus, which travels alongside the spermatic cord. The origin of the testicular vein, on both sides, lies at the deep inguinal ring, following a cephalic retroperitoneal path along the Psoas ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and safety of duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) utilizing the right lobe. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Biliary tract complications remain one of the most serious problems after liver transplantation. Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy has been a standard procedure for biliary reconstruction in LDLT with a partial hepatic g...

Im ages Seromas and hematomas are relatively common complications of a variety of surgical procedures. In plastic surgery, they may occur in the postoperative period of abdominoplasty or abdominal wall reconstruction, mastectomy or breast reconstruction, lymphadenectomy, or voluminous neoplasm excision. Furthermore, in our experience, seromas are particularly common in surgical procedures invol...