Torulv Holst, Thorsten Großwendt, Majd Makarious Laham, Mehdy Roosta-Azad, Afsaneh Zandi, Markus Kamler
{"title":"Acute Stent Migration into the Right Ventricle in a Patient with Iliac Vein Stenting.","authors":"Torulv Holst, Thorsten Großwendt, Majd Makarious Laham, Mehdy Roosta-Azad, Afsaneh Zandi, Markus Kamler","doi":"10.1055/s-0038-1629898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1629898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endovascular stent placement for chronic postthrombotic iliofemoral venous obstructive lesions is an effective therapeutic option and might be complicated by stent migration. We report a case of a venous stent that was lost from the iliac vein into the right ventricle rescued by emergent open-heart surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"7 1","pages":"e7-e8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0038-1629898","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35892036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Cardiac Graft from a Donor with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis-A Case Report.","authors":"Katharina Huenges, Bernd Panholzer, Jochen Cremer, Assad Haneya","doi":"10.1055/s-0036-1597597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1597597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Organ shortage unavoidably leads to shifting strategies in modern transplantation medicine. Experiences with specific comorbidities in terms of organ transplantation therefore have to be made. We report a case of a 51-year-old male patient with successful orthotopic heart transplantation from a donor with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. After a good recovery, the patient was discharged to rehabilitation 2 months after transplantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e3-e4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0036-1597597","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34787644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Reichart, Niklas Schofer, Florian Deuschl, Andreas Schaefer, Stefan Blankenberg, Hermann Reichenspurner, Ulrich Schaefer, Lenard Conradi
{"title":"Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-In-Ring and Aortic Valve-In-Valve Implantation.","authors":"Daniel Reichart, Niklas Schofer, Florian Deuschl, Andreas Schaefer, Stefan Blankenberg, Hermann Reichenspurner, Ulrich Schaefer, Lenard Conradi","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1606345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1606345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> Transcatheter heart valve (THV) therapies have shown to be an alternative to surgical valve replacement, especially in high-risk patients requiring redo surgery. However, reports of transcatheter-based interventions in tricuspid valve position are scarce. <b>Case Description</b> Here, we report a case of successful concomitant transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve (ViV) and tricuspid valve-in-ring (ViR) procedures using a 23-mm CoreValve Evolut R THV (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) in aortic position and a 29-mm SAPIEN3 (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc., Irvine, California, United States) THV in tricuspid position. <b>Conclusion</b> This case demonstrates feasibility of concomitant transcatheter aortic ViV and tricuspid ViR procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e29-e31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1606345","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35425794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
German Alberto Fortunato, Guillermo Stöger, Ricardo Gustavo Marenchino, Vadim Kotowicz
{"title":"Old Solutions for New Troubles in Complications after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.","authors":"German Alberto Fortunato, Guillermo Stöger, Ricardo Gustavo Marenchino, Vadim Kotowicz","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1606285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1606285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> The authors present two cases with type B aortic dissection initially treated by endovascular stent graft who developed aortic complications posttreatment and required surgical treatment. <b>Case Description</b> A 50-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man underwent endovascular treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysm associated with type B dissection and -both of them evolved with endoleak type 1. The first case was related to aortobronchial fistula, and the second one was associated with ascending aortic aneurysm. An extra-anatomical ascending aorta-supraceliac aorta bypass grafting was decided due to the persistent leak. <b>Conclusion</b> Surgery is an excellent choice for complex complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair with previous failed attempts of endovascular resolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e25-e28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1606285","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35305262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Gennari, Piero Trabattoni, Antonio L Bartorelli, Marco Agrifoglio
{"title":"A Short Report on Single Stage Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Carotid Stenting.","authors":"Marco Gennari, Piero Trabattoni, Antonio L Bartorelli, Marco Agrifoglio","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1608887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608887","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>No consensus exists on the timing, safety, and efficacy of treating severe symptomatic aortic and carotid stenosis. In the older population and in the presence of multiple comorbidities that arise during the surgery, a less invasive transcatheter treatment may be the only reasonable option. We discuss this topic by analyzing a case of an 84-year-old man who underwent a combined single-stage transcatheter procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e37-e39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1608887","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35664552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Delayed Metallic Embolization of a Cor-Knot Fastener.","authors":"H Edward Garrett","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1612613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1612613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> The Cor-Knot device is a titanium fastener which is widely used in cardiac valve procedures. Adverse events associated with use of the device have been rare. <b>Case Description</b> A patient underwent robotic mitral valve repair using the Cor-Knot fastener. Five years later, he suffered a cerebral vascular accident secondary to embolization of a metallic foreign body. He had had no other medical procedures which could account for a source of metallic embolization. <b>Conclusion</b> Long-term surveillance after use of the Cor-Knot fastener is limited. Metallic embolization may be possible with this device and warrants awareness within the medical community.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e40-e41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1612613","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35709864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fayza Haider, Khulood Al Saad, Fatima Al-Hashimi, Hakima Al-Hashimi
{"title":"It's Rare So Be Aware: Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Mimicking Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation.","authors":"Fayza Haider, Khulood Al Saad, Fatima Al-Hashimi, Hakima Al-Hashimi","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1598625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1598625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare aggressive malignant tumor of infancy and early childhood. The tumor arises in the lung and pleura and is regarded as a pulmonary dysontogenetic or embryonic neoplasm. Four types are defined in literature. Type I PPB is a rare, cystic lung neoplasm in infants characterized by subtle malignant changes and a good prognosis. Recurrences after type I PPB are usually advanced with a poor prognosis. We report this case to increase awareness about this entity so that the pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, radiologist, and pathologist recognize it early.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e10-e14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1598625","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34909865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, William Gourdin McMaster, Colin Schieman, Richard Whitlock, Christopher Ricci, Matthew Danter
{"title":"Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Left Ventricle to Colonic Interposition Graft Fistula following an Esophagectomy.","authors":"Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, William Gourdin McMaster, Colin Schieman, Richard Whitlock, Christopher Ricci, Matthew Danter","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1603989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603989","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colonic interposition grafts are commonly used as an esophageal conduit following esophageal resection. Significant morbidity is associated with this reconstruction due to the nature of the operation. Many of the complications associated with this procedure have clear management strategies; however, there is a paucity of data when it comes to managing rare complications. In this report, we discuss the presentation, operative intervention, and postoperative care of a patient who presented with a left ventricle to esophageal colonic interposition graft fistula.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e22-e24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1603989","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35278577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sebastian Paul Pleger, Nadine Nink, Andreas Böning, Ahmed Koshty
{"title":"Ascendobifemoral Bypass for the Treatment of a Thoracic Endograft Infection.","authors":"Sebastian Paul Pleger, Nadine Nink, Andreas Böning, Ahmed Koshty","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1607272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1607272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> Endograft infections (EIs) are rare complications after endovascular procedures in the thoracic and abdominal aortas. The challenging treatment encloses antibiotic and surgical therapies. <b>Case Description</b> A 74-year-old male patient developed an EI after an endovascular procedure (thoracic endovascular aortic repair [TEVAR]). Despite a long-term oral antibiotic therapy, the clinical symptoms showed no falling trend. Because of the expanded infection from above the celiac trunk up to the aortic arch, we decided to remove the infected endograft and to implant an extra-anatomic ascendobifemoral bypass. <b>Conclusion</b> The implantation of an ascendobifemoral bypass was a successful treatment option for EIs after TEVAR.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e32-e34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1607272","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35603180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
George Awad, Patrick Zardo, Hassina Baraki, Ingo Kutschka
{"title":"A Rare Complication of TEVAR Performed for Complex Acute Stanford B Aortic Dissection.","authors":"George Awad, Patrick Zardo, Hassina Baraki, Ingo Kutschka","doi":"10.1055/s-0037-1603930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Management of aortic dissection with a novel endovascular technique known as thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) paired with surgical debranching as a less invasive alternative to conventional repair has gained widespread acceptance. However, experience for complicated, Stanford type B dissection involving the aortic arch is still limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":514727,"journal":{"name":"The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports","volume":"6 1","pages":"e18-e21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0037-1603930","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35126803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}