Complications

Review

Influencing Factors Associated With Peristomal Skin Complications After Colorectal Ostomy Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

09/24/2024

Li-Li Ma , RN, MSc;

Ya-Juan Zhang , RN, MSc;

Jin-Xiu Yao , RN, MSc;

Wei-Ying Zhang , RN, PhD;

Hui-Ren Zhuang , RN, MSc;

09/24/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Original Research

Early Postoperative Complications of Elective Versus Emergency Stoma Creation: A Tertiary Academic Center Experience

08/27/2024

Bin Traiki Thamer, MBBS1; Fayez Aldarsouni, MBBS2; Razan AlRabah, MBBS3; Hassan Aloraini, MBBS4; Esraa Altawil, SSCPN5; Doaa Alfraidy, MBBS6, 7; Sulaiman Alshammari, MBBS1; Noura Alhassan, MBBS1; and Khayal Alkhayal, MBBS1

Bin Traiki Thamer, MBBS1; Fayez...

08/27/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Clinical Videos

Successful Retrieval of Ruptured Stent Balloon Catheter During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

03/13/2024

Byeng-Ju Son, MD; Jong-Seon Park, MD, PhD; Ung Kim, MD, PhD; Kang-Un Choi, MD, PhD; Jong-Il Park, MD

Byeng-Ju Son, MD; Jong-Seon Park, MD,...

Video Supplement to "Successful Retrieval of Ruptured Stent Balloon Catheter During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Successful...

03/13/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Medical Tourism in Plastic Surgery: A Case Series of Complications

02/27/2024

Jared Troy , MD;

Bilal Koussayer , BS;

Taylor Blount , BS ;

Mohammad Tahseen Alkaelani , BS;

Nicole K. Le , MD, MPH, BS;

Mahmood J. Al Bayati , MD;

Joseph K. Moffitt , MD, BS;

This case series presents experiences in managing atypical infections resulting from cosmetic surgery tourism in a tertiary care system.

This case series presents...

02/27/2024

ePlasty

Original Contribution

Equipment Entrapment/Loss During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/23/2024

Michaella Alexandrou, MD¹; Athanasios Rempakos, MD¹; Deniz Mutlu, MD¹; Ahmed Al Ogaili, MD¹; James W. Choi, MD²; Paul Poommipanit, MD³; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD⁴; Mir Babar Basir, DO⁴; Rhian Davies, DO, MS⁵; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD⁶; Raj H. Chandwaney, MD⁷; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc⁸; Nazif Aygul, MD⁹; Phil Dattilo, MD¹⁰; Brian K. Jefferson, MD¹¹; Sevket Gorgulu, MD¹²; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD¹³; Oleg Krestyaninov MD¹⁴; Jarrod Frizzell, MD¹⁵; Basem Elbarouni, MD¹⁶; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH¹; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA¹; M. Nicholas Burke, MD¹; Yader Sandoval, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD¹

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios...

The authors analyzed the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and outcomes of equipment loss/entrapment at 43 US and non-US centers between 2017 and 2023.

The authors analyzed the...

02/23/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Life-Threatening Bleeding Following Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: Case Analysis and Practice Improvement

12/01/2023

Patrick E. Assi , MD;

Rishub Karan Das , MD;

Salam Al Kassis , MD;

Life-threatening bleeding in a healthy 37-year-old woman who was assigned male at birth and underwent gender-affirming orchiectomy, penile inversion vaginoplasty, and vulvar reconstruction.

Life-threatening bleeding in a...

12/01/2023

ePlasty

Case Report

Breast Paraffinoma: A Case Report of 20-Year-Old Mineral Oil Injection in a Male Patient

11/13/2023

Bilal Koussayer , BS;

Sarah Moffitt , BS ;

Meredith G. Moore , MD;

Amra Kuc , MD;

Jake Laun , MD, BS;

This report presents a case of paraffinoma in a 63-year-old man from Puerto Rico who, desiring breasts, serially injected mineral oil into each breast daily for 13 years.

This report presents a case of...

11/13/2023

ePlasty

Original Contribution

Incidence, Treatment and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Dissection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

05/16/2023

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Yale Wang , MD;

Elizabeth Page , BA;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Vennela Avula , BSPH;

Anil Poulose , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Evan Walser-Kuntz , MS;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Coronary artery dissection is a feared and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, and outcomes of coronary dissection at a...

Coronary artery dissection is a...

05/16/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

A Comparative Analysis of Online Reporting of Possible Complications for Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures

03/10/2023

Anooj A. Patel , MD;

Jeffrey Varghese , BS;

Brendan Alleyne , MD;

Tokoya Williams , MD;

Stuti P. Garg , BA;

The rise in Botox, fillers, and chemical peel procedures demands transparent online information that discloses all relevant risks and complications. This study assesses the quality of complication disclosure on the most popular cosmetic...

The rise in Botox, fillers, and...

03/10/2023

ePlasty

Clinical Images

Dislodged Coronary Stents: The Presnaring Technique

03/01/2023

Barbara D. Lawson , MD;

Issa Kutkut , MD;

Zachary M. Gertz , MD;

Babar Khan , MD;

Stephen O. Hunley , MD;

When dislodged stents remain on the coronary wire, the wire can be snared outside of the body. These two cases demonstrate the use of the presnaring technique to retrieve dislodged coronary stents when the stent remained on the coronary wire.

When dislodged stents remain on...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology