21/166. Late rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm after Parodi's endoprosthesis replacement.Endovascular surgery as a whole, and specifically in the context of aortic aneurysms, is a very interesting methodology the potential of which is increasingly being recognized. Follow up information on patients who underwent these procedures will be critical to validate the different techniques which have been developed and to identify the most appropriate situations for this type of surgical procedures. The authors present a case of aortic aneurysm rupture who had undergone Parodi's endoprosthesis placement two years before. CT angiographic evaluation showed a wide endoleak due to distal stent detachment, a complete dislodging of the endoprosthesis itself and retroperitoneal haematoma. Prosthesis replacement through a laparotomic approach was carried out and the patient was discharged 10 days postoperatively, surgically cured.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
22/166. Demonstration of traumatic bile leakage with cholescintigraphy and ultrasonography.technetium-99m HIDA cholescintigraphy and ultrasonography are noninvasive, safe, simple procedures that can document the presence, location, and extent of a bile leak. Early detection of posttraumatic or postoperative biliary tract disruption can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. The possibility of biliary tract disruption should be considered in any patient who has had blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma. In two cases reported, the new hepatobiliary radiotracer 99mTc dimethyliminodiacetic acid (HIDA) was quite useful in detecting such leaks. Sonography was particularly useful in detecting small intra- or perihepatic bile collections which no longer communicate with the biliary tree. An active bile leak at a surgical anastomosis may also be documented by 99mTc-HIDA cholescintigraphy and can yield information of potential prognostic importance. Serial cholescintigraphy is also useful in evaluating the response to medical or surgical treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
23/166. Catastrophic necrosis of the neck.This case report illuminates the high possibility of catastrophic complications in the lateral neck, the vagaries associated with the preoperative therapeutic information, the technical effort to gain maximum surgical security, and the overwhelming complications associated with chemotherapy, irradiation, and surgical intervention.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
24/166. Hypodipsic hypernatremia and diabetes insipidus following anterior communicating artery aneurysm clipping: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the amnestic rehabilitation patient.Hypodipsic hypernatremia (HH) represents a pathological increase in serum sodium due to a lack of thirst and defect in hypothalamic osmoreceptors. While 15% of patients with HH have a vascular aetiology, few cases have been described. Moreover, the presence of such abnormalities in the amnestic patient can have particularly threatening implications, as HH tends to recur unless the patient complies with a regimen of water intake. This study reports the case of a 46-year-old male admitted for rehabilitation of functional deficits following subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), with clipping of an anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm. Clinical examination was remarkable for profound short-term memory loss and inability to retain new information. blood chemistry on admission showed a serum sodium level of 160 mEq/L, increasing to 167 mEq/L the following day. The patient denied thirst, and showed no clinical signs of dehydration. Neuroendocrine evaluation revealed diabetes insipidus (DI) and HH. Treatment initially included DDAVP and intravenous hydration, later supplemented with chlorpropramide. Stabilization of serum sodium and osmolality did not ensue until the treatment regimen included hydrochlorothiazide and supervision of enforced fluid intake. Endocrine abnormalities may be encountered among patients with vascular lesions adjacent to the hypothalamus. rehabilitation interventions include establishing a structured medication regimen with fluid administration in the amnestic patient with hypothalamic dysfunction.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
25/166. sepsis after Bartholin's duct abscess marsupialization in a gravida.BACKGROUND: Little information exists regarding sepsis following marsupialization of a Bartholin's duct abscess. We report a gravida who became septic after marsupialization. CASE: A 30-year-old primigravida at 32 weeks' gestation underwent marsupialization of a Bartholin's gland abscess. Postoperatively, she developed fever with maternal and fetal tachycardia. She was admitted to the hospital and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Her temperature increased to 39 degrees C, and she became hypotensive. blood work demonstrated evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. The patient was stabilized with aggressive fluid resuscitation, antibiotics, transfusion of blood products and oxygen therapy. Within 24 hours, the fever and coagulopathy resolved. She was discharged on postoperative day 5 and gave birth without complications at 38 weeks' gestation. CONCLUSION: pregnant women undergoing marsupialization of a Bartholin's gland abscess should be considered at high risk and managed accordingly.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
26/166. Verbal encoding deficits in a patient with a left retrosplenial lesion.Over the past decade, memory impairments associated with retrosplenial damage have received increased attention among neuroscientists, although the exact role of the retrosplenial region in memory has not been clearly defined. Evidence from lesion studies and functional neuroimaging has implicated the retrosplenial region in verbal episodic memory, temporal ordering of information, and topographical memory. In addition, recent positron emission tomography studies have shown increased activation of the retrosplenial cortex during tasks involving both the encoding and retrieval of episodic information. The objective of this study was to define more clearly the nature of memory impairments observed in retrosplenial amnesia. A 47-year-old amnesic male with a left retrosplenial arteriovenous malformation was examined on neurocognitive tasks of automatic and directed encoding, temporal ordering of information, and remote memory. Despite normal performance on frontal cognitive tasks, intact memory for remote information, and a superior IQ, this individual exhibited a profound deficit in the encoding of information, evidenced by poor release from proactive interference, poor category clustering on word list recall, poor semantic encoding on a levels of processing task, and mild impairments in temporal ordering. These results imply that the retrosplenial region plays a role in the verbal encoding of information, which contributes to the profound verbal memory impairment reported in previous case studies of patients with retrosplenial damage.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
27/166. Rule-abstraction deficits following a basal ganglia lesion.The cognitive profile of a patient, PM, who had damage to the right basal ganglia as the result of a stroke was investigated. Whilst most cognitive functions were intact, she showed specific neuropsychological deficits, most notably a difficulty in developing, through abstraction of the relevant information, a higher-level rule by which to guide behaviour. The types of rule affected were those based upon an attentional set (attending to a particular dimension of stimulus features, such as 'shape') or a response strategy (continuing to apply a previously successful pattern of responses). The learning of lower-level rules based on stimulus-reward values was spared, as was the ability to apply an instructed rule and to discontinue use of rules which were no longer appropriate. These data provide evidence for the dissociability of cognitive functions within the basal ganglia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
28/166. beta-Blockers and reduction of cardiac events in noncardiac surgery: clinical applications.Recent studies suggest that beta-blockers administered perioperatively may reduce the risk of adverse cardiac events and mortality in patients who have cardiac risk factors and undergo major noncardiac surgery. The objective of this article is to provide practicing physicians with examples of perioperative beta-blocker use in practice by using several hypothetical cases. Although current evidence describing the effectiveness of perioperative beta-blockade may not address all possible clinical situations, it is possible to formulate an evidence-based approach that will maximize benefit to patients. We describe how information from several sources can be used to guide management of patients with limited exercise tolerance, those at highest risk for perioperative cardiac events, patients who are taking beta-blockers long-term, and those with relative contraindications to beta-blockade. Even though fine points of their use remain to be elucidated, perioperative beta-blocker use is important and can be easily applied in practice by any physician involved with the care of patients perioperatively.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
29/166. Sexual function after a urethroplasty for membranous-prostatic urethral stricture.A review is presented on the anatomy of nerves involved in penile erections, with respect to their exit from the pelvis. More detailed information is required. A road map of these nerves as they approach, traverse and exit from the urogenital diaphragm is needed, which would allow the surgeon to properly design the stricture repair operation. case reports are presented that suggest that the membranous urethra and urogenital diaphragm can be incised posteriorly in the midline without destroying the penile erection. Since subjective evaluation of penile erection may be misleading a method for objective evaluation is required. Further information regarding the effect on potency of the various types of operations involving the urogenital diaphragm for membranous-prostatic urethral strictures needs to be carefully accumulated.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
30/166. magnetoencephalography-directed surgery in patients with neocortical epilepsy.OBJECT: magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic source (MS) imaging are techniques that have been increasingly used for preoperative localization of epileptic foci and areas of eloquent cortex. The use of MEG examinations must be carefully balanced against the high cost and technological investments required to perform these studies, particularly when less expensive alternative localization methods are available. To help elucidate the value of MEG, the authors have critically reviewed their experience with whole-head MEG in the case management of patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. methods: The authors identified 23 patients with suspected focal epilepsy who underwent whole-head MEG and MS imaging at Huntington Memorial Hospital and, subsequently, underwent invasive intracranial electrode monitoring and electrocorticography (ECoG) to localize the zone of seizure origin for surgical resection. The results of the MS imaging were retrospectively stratified into three groups by the number of interictal spikes recorded during a 4-hour recording session: Class I (no spikes), Class II (< or = five spikes), and Class III (> or = six spikes). Class III was further subdivided according to the clustering density of the interictal spikes: Class IIIA represents a mean distance between interictal spikes of 4 mm or greater (that is, diffusely clustered) and Class IIIB represents a mean distance between interictal spikes of less than 4 mm (that is, densely clustered). The authors analyzed these groups to determine to what extent the results of MS imaging correlated with the ECoG-determined zone of seizure origin. In addition, they assessed whether the MS imaging study provided critical localization data and correlated with surgical outcome following resection. A statistical analysis of these correlations was also performed. Of the 40 patients studied, 23 underwent invasive monitoring, including 13 with neocortical epilepsy, four with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, and six with suspected neocortical epilepsy that could not be clearly localized by ECoG. Depth electrodes were used in nine cases, subdural grids in nine cases, depth electrodes followed by subdural grids and strips in four cases, and intraoperative ECoG in one case. Electrocorticography was able to localize the zone of seizure origin in 16 (70%) of 23 cases. In 11 (69%) of the 16 cases in which ECoG was able to localize the zone of seizure origin, the interictal spikes on the MS images were classified as Class IIIB (densely clustered) and regionally correlated to the MS imaging-determined localization in all cases (that is, the same lobe). In contrast, no Class IIIB cases were identified when ECoG was unable to localize the zone of seizure origin. This difference showed a trend toward, but did not achieve, statistical significance (p < 0.23), presumably because of the relatively small number of cases available for analysis. In three cases (all Class IIIB), MS imaging was used to guide invasive electrodes to locations that otherwise would not have been targeted and provided unique localization data, not evident from other imaging modalities, that strongly influenced the surgical management of the patient. The classification of findings on MS images into subgroups and subsequent statistical analysis generated a model that predicted that Class IIIB MS imaging data are likely to provide reliable information to guide surgical placement of electrodes, but all other data groups do not provide localization information that is reliable enough to guide surgical decision making. CONCLUSIONS: Magnetic source imaging can provide unique localization information that is not available when other noninvasive methods are used. Magnetic source imaging appears most useful for cases of neocortical epilepsy. In particular, when an MS imaging study revealed six or more interictal spikes that were densely clustered in a single anatomical location, the MS image was highly correlated with the zone of seizure origin identified by ECoG. In these cases the MS imaging data may be useful to guide placement of intracranial electrodes.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = information (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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