Redo Aortic Surgery in a Patient with a Large Arachnoid Cyst and Myelodysplasia.

A 70-year-old man was referred for redo root and ascending aortic surgery. Preoperative investigations depicted a large arachnoid cyst occupying the left frontotemporal region and myelodysplasia with persistent thrombocytopenia. We describe successful operative management of this patient in the context of such rare intracranial pathology.

Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection Repair in a Double Lung Transplant Recipient.

A 69-year-old man presented with a chronic Stanford Type A aortic dissection (CTAAD). The patient had undergone bilateral sequential lung transplantation 15 years prior for α-1-antitrypsin deficiency. We describe the management of CTAAD in the context of lung transplantation from the surgical and anesthetic perspectives.

An endobronchial lipoma: diagnosis remains a challenge.

Benign tumors of the endobronchial tree are rare, and among them endobronchial lipoma is the least common. It is histologically benign in character but may cause bronchial obstruction. We describe a case of a 68-year-old woman with an endobronchial lipoma arising in the left lower lobe bronchus who had been treated for frequent chest infections for the past 3 years.