Epiploic Appendagitis: A Rare Entity Easily Misdiagnosed as an Acute Abdomen: Case Series and Review of Literature

ABSTRACT Background/objectives Surgical managements which form the mainstay of these branchial apparatus anomalies are based on accurate understanding of the embryology and surgical anatomy. The conspicuous scarring in the young which becomes conspicuous as the age advances are reduced by newer approaches, the facelift approach, retroauricular approach and endoscope-assisted neck approach. Case report A retrospective case series analysis of eight patients with complete fistula managed by the combined trans cervical approach. The recurrence was nil, with good surgical access and minimal scar at the incision site. Conclusion Combined transcervical approach is the conventional procedure of choice for branchial fistulas. While retroauricular hairline incision (RAHI) approach and endo-scopic approaches need expertise and more instrumentation, meticulous cosmetic surgery techniques helps reduces scars of the transcervical approach. How to cite this article Bhat RS, Naik SM, Goutham MK, Bhat S, Appaji M, Chidananda KV, Devi NP, Joseph S, Nayak P. Branchial Fistulas—A Rare Entity in Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology: Current Management Protocols and Review of Literature. Int J Head Neck Surg 2014;5(3):108-111.

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Acute abdomen from gossypiboma: A Case series and review of literature

Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research ◽

10.4314/njsr.v8i3-4.54901 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (3-4) ◽

Author(s):

ME Asuquo ◽

N Ogbu ◽

J Udosen ◽

R Ekpo ◽

C Agbor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Acute Abdomen ◽

Case Series ◽

Review Of Literature

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Ventral Foramen Magnum Neurenteric Cysts: Case Series and Review of Literature

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1383918 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 75 (S 02) ◽

Author(s):

G. Prasad ◽

A. Suri ◽

B. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Case Series ◽

Foramen Magnum ◽

Review Of Literature

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Intraosseous angiolipoma of head of humerus - An extremely rare entity, with review of literature

Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.4.32 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 133-135

Author(s):

Nupur Rastogi ◽

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Gaurav Rohatgi

Keyword(s):

Rare Entity ◽

Review Of Literature

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Reversal of DIRECT-ACTING Oral Anticoagulants in Urgent Surgery of the Proximal Aorta: case Series and Review of the literature

Current Pharmaceutical Design ◽

10.2174/1381612825666181226150006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (38) ◽

pp. 4534-4539 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eric Zimmermann ◽

Fawzi Ameer ◽

Berhane Worku ◽

Dimitrios Avgerinos

Keyword(s):

Oral Anticoagulants ◽

Aortic Surgery ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Case Series ◽

Published Data ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Clotting Factors ◽

Urgent Surgery ◽

Direct Acting ◽

Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulants

Introduction: Proximal aorta interventions impose significant bleeding risk. Patients on concomitant anticoagulation regimens compound the risk of bleeding in any surgery, but especially cardiothoracic interventions. The employment of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC), namely those that target clotting factors II or X, has expanded at a precipitous rate over the last decade. The emergence of their reversal agents has followed slowly, leaving clinicians with management dilemmas in urgent surgery. We discuss current reversal strategies based on the available published data and our experience with proximal aortic surgery in patients taking DOACs. Literature Search: We performed a review of literature and present three cases from our experience to offer insight into management strategies that have been historically successful. A review of literature was conducted via PubMed with the following search string: (NOAC or DOAC or TSOAC) and (aorta or aortic or (Stanford and type and a)). Case Presentation: We present three case presentations that illustrate the importance of DOAC identification and offer management strategies in mitigating associated bleeding risks in urgent or emergent surgeries. Conclusion: Treatment teams should be aware of the technical limitations of identifying and reversing DOACs. In view of the tendency toward publishing positive outcomes, more scientific rigor is required in the area of emergency DOAC reversal strategies.

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