Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in Patients Aged ≤70 Years.

Objectives: The efficacy of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) against abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in younger patients remains unknown. Hence, the current study aimed to investigate whether the aneurysm-related mortality rate of EVAR is acceptable among patients aged ≤70 years. Methods: Among 644 patients, 148 underwent EVAR (EVAR group), and 496 received open surgical repair (OSR group). The cumulative incidence rates of aneurysm-related death, any intervention, and serious aneurysm-related events after AAA repair were evaluated using the cumulative incidence function in the presence of competing risks. Results: The EVAR group had higher prevalences of several comorbidities, and overall survival for the EVAR group was significantly inferior to that of the OSR group. The cumulative incidence rates of aneurysm-related death, any intervention, and serious aneurysm-related events at 5 years were 1.5%, 11.7%, and 6.4% in the EVAR group and 1.3%, 5.3%, and 5.9% in the OSR group, respectively. EVAR was not a significant prognostic factor of aneurysm-related mortality and serious aneurysm-related events. However, it was an independent poor prognostic factor of any intervention. Conclusion: EVAR was not a significant prognostic factor of aneurysm-related mortality and serious aneurysm-related events. Therefore, it demonstrated acceptable procedure-related long-term outcomes, at least in high-risk young patients.

[Experience with a New Negative Pressure Incisional Wound Management System in Cardiac Surgery].

We report on the efficacy of the Prevena incisional wound management system, a negative pressure wound care system, in patients at a high risk of wound infection following cardiac surgery. METHODS: Ten patients with a mean Fowler risk score of 4.6( 1.6~9.9) were included. The Prevena system was applied immediately after surgery and used for 5 days while negative pressure of -125 mmHg was continuously applied, and the condition of the wound and surrounding skin was evaluated immediately after removal of the Prevena system. RESULT: Ten patients had completely healed wounds, and no skin damage around the wound due to negative pressure after removal of the Prevena system was observed. No skin damage was observed around the wound after removal of the Prevena system, and no wound complications occurred until discharge. CONCLUSIONS: The Prevena system is safe, easy to use, and useful for wound healing in patients at a high risk for wound complications after cardiac surgery.

[Transprosthetic Cuff Leakage of the MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve During Mitral Valve Replacement:Report of a Case].

An 82-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of severe mitral valve regurgitation( MR)with symptoms of heart failure. Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography( TEE) showed P2 prolapse due to chordal rupture, severe calcification of P2, and mild tricuspid valve regurgitation. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement using the MITRIS RESILIA mitral valve and tricuspid annuloplasty. Intraoperative TEE showed a mild regurgitation from the cuff on the A1P1 side at the mitral valve position. After the second aortic declamping, 4-0 prolene felted mattress suture was placed on the needle hole in the cuff. In repeat TEE, regurgitation improved to trace. Postoperative echocardiography confirmed disappearance of transprosthetic cuff leakage at the mitral valve, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 36. We experienced a transprothetic cuff leakage, which is the first case on the MITRIS RESILIA mitral valve.

Simultaneous Surgery for Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma with Multiple Hepatic Metastases: A Justified Challenge.

BACKGROUND Leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava (IVC), a rarely encountered malignancy originating from the smooth muscle cells of media of the IVC, frequently metastasize to the liver. The suggested treatment of choice of IVC leiomyosarcoma is radical en-bloc excision aimed to obtain a negative resection margin. There are a few reported cases of surgical management in patients with liver metastasis from IVC leiomyosarcoma. CASE REPORT This report describes a simultaneous surgical approach for a case of IVC leiomyosarcoma with multiple liver metastases followed by chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Tumor volume reduction surgery of metastatic lesions combined with radical resection of the primary tumor may provide better survival benefit in patients with advanced IVC leiomyosarcoma.