Thermal imaging has the potential to be a useful adjunct in the intraoperative determination of bowel ischemia. Further studies are indicated to study this technique.
We present the case of an 81-year-old man with a known appendicular mucocele who presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. A CT scan showed a change in orientation of the previously seen ovoid mass with surrounding fat stranding suggesting torsion. An emergency laparotomy with appendicectomy and resection of the caecal pole was performed. We discuss the findings and histopathology.
The risk of recurrent deformity after repair of pectus excavatum has led many surgeons to use some form of posterior support. Various methods have been developed, including the use of stainless steel struts, Kirschner wires, autologous ribs, and mesh. When metallic supports are used, uncommon yet serious complications may occur. Reported adverse consequences of these devices have included migration into the peritoneal cavity, laceration of the phrenic artery and hemorrhage, and migration through the pericardium causing tamponade, valvular damage, septal perforation, and thrombus formation with systemic embolic events. [1][2][3][4][5] Most surgeons remove these devices at a later date, thereby necessitating a second operation.We have developed a bioabsorbable weave technique that
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