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Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman Oct 2018

Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman Oct 2018

Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman Oct 2018

Expanding Indications Of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Zia Ur Rehman

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

No abstract provided.


Malignant Pheochromocytoma With Widespread Bony And Pulmonary Metastases, Tazeen Muneer, Aisha Tariq, Asif H. Siddiqui, Muneer Amanullah Sep 2018

Malignant Pheochromocytoma With Widespread Bony And Pulmonary Metastases, Tazeen Muneer, Aisha Tariq, Asif H. Siddiqui, Muneer Amanullah

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pheochromocytoma is a rare benign tumor of the adrenal gland. A select few cases may be malignant, and metastatic cases are exceedingly rare. It often presents with symptoms of catecholamine excess, such as sweating, palpitations, headaches, and characteristic paroxysmal hypertension. Due to its diffuse symptoms, it is difficult to diagnose and is often diagnosed late. We describe the unique case of a 44-year-old female patient who presented with uncontrolled hypertension and vomiting, accompanied by lower back pain. She was diagnosed with malignant pheochromocytoma with multiple metastases to the lungs, vertebrae, scapulae, and skull. Because of the advanced state of her …


Penetrating Cardiac Trauma: A Retrospective Case Series From Karachi., Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Jaleed Ahmed Gilani, Muhammad Bin Pervez, Shiraz Hashmi, S B. Hasan Aug 2018

Penetrating Cardiac Trauma: A Retrospective Case Series From Karachi., Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Jaleed Ahmed Gilani, Muhammad Bin Pervez, Shiraz Hashmi, S B. Hasan

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Penetrating cardiac trauma is a medical emergency that commonly affects young men throughout the world. A retrospective review of the records of all patients presenting with cardiac injury was done from January 2000 to December 2015 at our institute. There were 10 cases of such trauma, all of whom were males, 17 to 48 years of age. The most common mechanism of injury was gunshot wounds followed by stab wounds. The Mean Revised Trauma Score was 7.23±0.855. Only 2 out of the total 10 patients died (20% mortality). The Right Ventricle followed by the Left Ventricle was the most common …