splenomegaly-induced thrombocytopenia is fully described in hematological and surgical literature, but its association with severe aortic stenosis is rare. we present a case of severe aortic valve stenosis with severe splenomegaly-induced thrombocytopenia in which aortic valve replacement was done with a number 23 homograft and splenectomy was performed after the end of cardiopulmonary bypass. ...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of early aqueous suppressants initiation on ahmed glaucoma valve success rate. methods: in this randomized clinical trial, a total of 94 eyes of 94 patients with refractory glaucoma were enrolled. the eyes were randomly selected into 2 groups. in group 1 (n=47), patients received early topical combination of timolol-dorzolamide twice daily after ahmed glaucoma va...

we report a rare case of acute right coronary artery stenosis developing in a patient undergoing aortic valve replacement. we present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to coronary artery occlusion associated with cardiac valve surgery – the theories and treatments are discussed. a 85 year-old female was admitted under the care of the  cardiothoracic team with signs ...

bailon mitral valvuloplasty and closed mitral valve conunissurotomy were performed in 450 and 127 patients, respectively. also, 254 patients with severe mitral stenosis were enrolled in a prospective randomized trial comparing the two procedures. immediately after balloon mitral valvuloplasty, mean left atrial pressure was 11.38±3.54 mmhg, transmitral valve gradient was 1.8±2 mmhg, and mitral v...

from may 1994 to december 1996 thirty patients received viable fresh aortic homografts. mean age was 55 years (13 to 70), male to female ratio was 2/1, 24 operations were elective whereas 6 were semiurgent. predominant lesions were aortic stenosis or regurgitation in lb patients, aortic valve endocarditis in 10, prosthetic valve dysfunction in 3, and aortic root pathology in one patient. from t...

Introduction: Surgical procedures, especially total laryngectomy, have a profound adverse effect on the patient's physical, functional, as well as emotional health, and strongly decrease quality of life. Tracheoesophageal puncture is one of the most significant method that is widely performed successfully by physicians. Current valve technology enables long expiring duration; however, gen...

classic anti reflux procedures on children with a history of posterior urethral valve does not usually yield good results and often ends up with ureteral obstruction and even permanent urinary diversion. from 1981 through 1988,21 boys with history of posterior urethral valve (puv) underwent evaluation for vesicoureteral (vu) reflux 17 boys had vu reflux. following valve ablation, reflux disappe...

blunt chest traumas mostly occur due to car accidents and can cause many cardiac complications such as septal rupture, free-wall rupture, coronary artery dissection or thrombosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, and chordae and papillary muscle rupture. one of the most serious complication is tricuspid regurgitation (tr), which can be simply diagnosed by physical examination and confirmed by echoca...