A rescue management plan for ruptured balloons during balloon vaginoplasty

submitted by rmm36 10 months ago - Topic: Health

To present the first repeat procedure and a simple way for management of balloon rupture during balloon vaginoplasty (BV) procedures. Repeat BV (reBV) procedure was done for one case, and a ruptured catheter's end to new catheter's end (ENE) procedure was done for two cases. The anatomic and functional outcomes of reBV and ENE are presented. Balloon rupture and deflation were encountered in a total of 3/45 cases who had undergone BV procedures. Replacement time was 22min for reBV, and 9 and 1min for ENE. General anesthesia was needed in the reBV case. Post-operative course and final outcomes were generally good but objectively less favorable in the ENE than in the reBV case (neovaginal depths were 8.5 and 9.4cm versus 11cm, respectively). Penetration and satisfaction scores were increased up 85 points for both couples. Balloon ruptures were reported in 3/45 cases undergoing balloon vaginoplasty. End to new catheter end replacement was a very fast and simple rescue procedure but its preliminary anatomical outcomes were less favorable than the outcomes obtained with the original or repeat procedure.

submitted by pharmacyforus 3 months ago - Topic: Health

Coronary perforation (CP) is a rare, sometimes lethal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The purpose of this study was to review the cases of CP and to investigate the management after CP. A total of 3469 PCIs were performed in our institution from April 1999 to April 2008....

Asthma Diagnosis, Knowledge and Awareness among Recreational Endurance Athletes

submitted by jomeirathfard 1 year and 8 months ago - Topic: Health

Limited research exists on recreational-level competitors regarding asthma and/or comorbidity. The present purpose was to conduct a study in conjunction with the 28 ING Georgia Marathon and Half-Marathon in Atlanta. The authors conducted an online secure survey in winter 28 using PsychData, using...

Balloon dilation for management of choanal atresia and stenosis

submitted by NatTrav 1 year and 7 months ago - Topic: Health

We describe our use of balloon dilation to repair choanal atresia in a series of patients.Study designCase series. We performed a retrospective review of patients who underwent repair of choanal atresia using dilation with high pressure, non-compliant airway balloons between January 29 and Septem...

Partner randomized controlled trial: study protocol and coaching intervention

submitted by bolzonmv 11 months ago - Topic: Health

Many children with asthma live with frequent symptoms and activity limitations, and visits for urgent care are common. Many pediatricians do not regularly meet with families to monitor asthma control, identify concerns or problems with management, or provide self-management education. Effective i...

Preoperative intravascular balloon catheters and surgical outcomes in pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta: a management paradox

submitted by oberd 11 months ago - Topic: Health

To compare outcomes between patients who did and did not receive preoperative uterine artery balloon catheters in the setting placenta accreta. Retrospective case control study of patients with placenta accreta from 199-211 Records from 117 patients with pathology-proven accreta were reviewed. Fi...

Balloon dacryoplasty: ushering the new and routine era in minimally invasive lacrimal surgeries

submitted by ntrapec 7 months ago - Topic: Health

Balloon dacryoplasty is a term used for a set of minimally invasive lacrimal procedures that utilizes specially designed balloons, targeted at different points in the lacrimal system for a wide range of indications. Balloon dacryoplasty and balloon-assisted primary and revision dacryocystorhinost...

Drug-coated balloons in treatment of in-stent restenosis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

submitted by geriishkoyyar 4 months ago - Topic: Health

Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have been developed for the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease. An initial focus has been the management of in-stent restenosis (ISR) but randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been small and powered only for angiographic endpoints.The aim of the work ...

Bronchial balloon occlusion in children with complex pulmonary air leaks

submitted by shohed 4 months ago - Topic: Health

Pulmonary air leaks in children are most commonly due to infection or barotrauma. While cases of severe barotrauma are falling because of advances in neonatal care, the incidence of necrotising pneumonia is rising. The majority of air leaks can be managed conservatively, but more severe cases pos...

Cephalic Arch Stenosis: Mechanisms and Management Strategies

submitted by larint 4 months ago - Topic: Health

Cephalic arch is a frequent site for the development of stenosis in patients with brachiocephalic fistulae. This is in part owing to the anatomic constraints of the cephalic arch region and the exertion of hemodynamic forces at this site caused by the creation of a brachiocephalic fistula. Multip...

Percutaneous thrombus aspiration in renal artery stenosis after renal transplantation

submitted by jograchov 4 months ago - Topic: Health

We describe the case of a patient with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis for five years who, after renal transplantation, developed acute renal failure and hypertension refractory to medical therapy. Given the clinical and imaging (renal ultrasound and computed tomography) suspicion of ren...