Open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: Proximal aortic control by endoaortic balloon - A novel approach.

Patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with unfavorable anatomy for endovascular aneurysm repair have to undergo open surgical repair. Open surgery has its own morbidity in terms of proximal clamping and declamping, bleeding and prolonged hospital stay and mortality. We present two such patients with juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent open surgical repair. The proximal aortic control during open surgical repair of the aneurysm was achieved by endoaortic balloon occlusion technique.

Anaesthetic management of acquired non malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Acquired non malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistula is an uncommon complication of endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy. Patients are usually diagnosed while on mechanical ventilation. The rationale of management is to prevent pulmonary contamination, maintain nutrition and achieve spontaneous ventilation prior to surgical repair. Cautious management of the airway is required during tracheal reconstruction. We present a case of non malignant tracheo-oesophageal fistula in which repair was achieved by primary closure of the tracheal and oesophageal defects.