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La estenosis aórtica severa sintomática que se presenta en pacientes de alto o mediano riesgo quirúrgico puede ser abordada de manera percutánea con reemplazos valvulares aórticos transcateter. Existe sólida evidencia de resultados favorables en estos pacientes con un perfil de seguridad adecuado. El abordaje transfemoral es el más utilizado y ha demostrado ser más seguro en comparación a los abordajes torácicos. Sin embargo, desde mitades de la década pasada el abordaje transcaval se ha convertido en una opción en los pacientes que presentan un riesgo quirúrgico alto y que presentan una vasculatura inadecuada para un abordaje transfemoral seguro. Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 65 años en quien se empleó este abordaje dado a su alto riesgo quirúrgico e inaccesibilidad para realizar un abordaje transfemoral.
Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in patients with high surgical risk can be addressed percutaneously with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). There is solid evidence of favorable results with an adequate safety profile in these patients. The transfemoral approach is the most widely used and has shown to be safer compared to thoracic approaches. Though, since the middle of the last decade, the transcaval approach has become an option in patients who present a high surgical risk and who have inadequate vasculature for a safe transfemoral approach. We present the case of a 65-year-old patient in whom this approach was preferred due to his high surgical risk and inaccessibility to perform a transfemoral approach.
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Humans , Male , Aged , Aortic Valve Stenosis , Catheter Ablation , Costa RicaABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To report hysteroscopic treatment combined with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) to treat women with early well differentiated endometrial cancer (EC) at high surgical risk. METHODS: Nine women diagnosed with stage IA, grade 1 endometrioid EC which was contraindicated or refused standard treatment with external beam radiation therapy with or without brachytherapy were enrolled in our prospective study. Endo-myometrial hysteroscopic resection of the whole uterine cavity and the placement of LNG-IUD for 5 years was performed. Response rate, perioperative complications, and recurrence of disease were evaluated. RESULTS: None had intra or post-operative complications and all were discharged no later than the third day of hospitalization. After 6 months from surgery, all the women showed a complete regression of the lesion. All the women completed the 5 years follow-up and in no case was detected sign of recurrence. Two women died for causes unrelated to the tumor or the ongoing therapy. CONCLUSION: The alternative treatment with endo-myometrial hysteroscopic resection and LNG-IUD in women with stage IA, grade 1 endometrioid EC showed initial encouraging outcomes in terms of effectiveness and safety.
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Female , Humans , Brachytherapy , Endometrial Neoplasms , Follow-Up Studies , Hospitalization , Hysteroscopy , Intrauterine Devices , Obesity , Pilot Projects , Prospective Studies , RecurrenceABSTRACT
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a common condition and many a times asymptomatic. The mortality rate is high when it presents with rupture. However, a chronic contained rupture may remain undiagnosed for several weeks to months due to highly variable clinical presentation. Delay in the diagnosis and thereby delay in the treatment lead to worse clinical outcomes in patient experienced chronic contained rupture. We are here presenting a case of an adult patient who experienced rupture of infrarenal aortic aneurysm along with retroperitoneal hematoma. The abdominal aortic aneurysm was diagnosed after several months of rupture as the rupture occurred into the retroperitoneal cavity and remained confined in the retroperitoneal cavity. We successfully treated the patient by deploying a stent percutaneously.
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Objetivo: Demostrar que la colecistostomía es un procedimiento quirúrgico seguro y aplicable actualmente. Método: Descripción de dos casos con diagnóstico de colecistitis aguda y alto riesgo quirúrgico, a quienes se les realizó la colecistostomía. Una fue realizada con anestesia local en el área de la emergencia y la otra tuvo que realizarse en quirófano, en vista de fallas técnicas de las máquinas anestésicas, ambos casos tratados en el Hospital General del Oeste "Dr. José Gregorio Hernández" los Magallanes de Catia. Servicio de Cirugía I. Resultados: Ambos pacientes eran mayores de 60 años. Entre los resultados paraclínicos destaca la leucocitosis con desviación a la izquierda. Los pacientes fueron catalogados como ASA IV y ASA III. Ambos recibieron antibióticos endovenosos desde su ingreso, sin mejoría clínica ni paraclínica. Se realizó la colecistostomía quirúrgica, logrando conseguir la estabilidad hemodinámica. Posteriormente, fueron llevados a trata-miento quirúrgico definitivo de manera electiva, lográndose una evolución satisfactoria. Conclusión: En pacientes de edad avanzada con comorbilidades que condicionen un alto riesgo anestésico y quirúrgico en el contexto de un cuadro de colecistitis aguda sin respuesta al tratamiento médico, la colecistostomía proporciona una excelente alternativa quirúrgica temporal, para lograr la estabilidad hemodinámica y así disminuir la morbimortalidad(AU)
Objective: To demonstrate that cholecystostomy is a safe surgical procedure and applicable today. Method: Description of two cases with a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and high surgical risk, who held the cholecystostomy. One was carried out under local anaesthesia in the area of the emergency and the other had to be done at operating room, in view of technical failures of the anaesthetic equipment, study done at Hospital General del Oeste "Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez" Magallanes de Catia, Caracas, Surgery service I. Results: Both patients were over the age of 60, the paraclinical findings include leukocytosis with left shift. The patients were classified as ASA III and IV. Both received intravenous antibiotics from your income, without clinical or paraclinical improvement. He was the surgical cholecystostomy, managing to achieve hemodynamic stability. Subsequently, were taken to definitive surgical treatment of elective way, with a satisfactory evolution. Conclusion: In older patients with comorbidities that determine high risk surgical and anesthetic in the context of acute cholecystitis with no response to medical treatment, the cholecystostomy provides an excellent temporary surgical alternative, to achieve hemodynamic stability and thus reduce morbidity and mortality(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Surgical Procedures, Operative , Cholecystostomy , Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality , Risk , Cholecystitis, Acute , Patients , Diagnosis , Hemodynamics , Hospitals, General , Hypertension , Anesthesia, Local , Leukocytosis , Anti-Bacterial AgentsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of the present study is to identify the diagnostic and therapeutic usefulness of percutaneous transhepatic cholecystoscopic examination (PTCCS) in high-risk surgical patients manifesting acute cholecystitis. METHODS: Between January 1992 and June 1998, 33 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy (PC) and subsequent PTCCS for the management of acute cholecystitis were included. RESULTS: PC and subsequent PTCCS were successfully accomplished in all of 33 patients. During PTCCS, minor complication (2 of minor bleeding during electrohydraulic lithotripsy, 2 of tube dislodgement and 1 of bile leakage to peritoneum) occurred in five patients. PTCCS revealed 26 cases of gallstones, 3 cases of sludge ball, 3 cases of gallbladder carcinoma and 1 case of clonorchiasis related with acute cholecystitis. Three cases of the gallbladder cancers which were not predicted radiologically were incidentally found during PTCCS. For 26 patients with gallstones, PTCCS and concomitant stone removal were successfully carried out in one to four consecutive sessions (mean 2.2 sessions). Gallstones recurred in three (3/22, 14%) patients during the mean follow-up period of 27 months. All of them remain asymptomatic. CONCLUSIONS: PTCCS may be justified in the management of acute cholecystitis in selected patients with high surgical risk.