Introduction
In developing countries like India, it is common for late presentation of
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients to a hospital as compared to that of
developed countries. The objective of this study is to analyze the surgical
outcome of TOF patients with age > 15 years.
Methods
This is a retrospective descriptive study of the surgical outcomes of 45
adult patients undergoing correction for TOF. Epidemiology, symptomology,
and preoperative evaluation were performed.
Results
Most of the patients were male (33 [73%]). The median age was 21 years. A
total of 42 (93.33%) patients had subaortic ventricular septal defect (VSD),
while three (6.6%) patients presented with doubly committed VSD. The most
common type of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction was
combined infundibular and valvular types, accounting for 34 cases (75.5%).
Six patients had infundibular RVOT obstruction, while three patients (6.6%)
had predominantly valvular pulmonary stenosis. We performed trans-right
atrial repair in 33 patients. Right atrium-pulmonary artery approach was
used in five patients (11.1%). The most common postoperative complication
was right bundle branch block, seen in 14 patients, with a mortality rate of
2% in the early postoperative period. We achieved excellent early and
midterm survival results and significant improvement in functions and
disease-free quality of life.
Conclusion
Intracardiac repair in adult TOF can be performed with low mortality, less
residual RVOT obstruction, and need for revision of RVOT far less frequent
by using the Jhajhria Infundibular Resection Adequacy Assessment technique
(JIRAAT) to assess for adequacy of infundibular resection.
Hydronephrosis is defined as aseptic distension of the renal calyces and pelvis with urine as a result of partial obstruction of the outflow of urine. It is a clinical condition which is caused by dilatation of the renal collecting system most frequently caused by incomplete or complete obstruction. Although this condition is quite common yet its incidence and prevalence, aetiology, diagnosis and management is less commonly reported in literature especially in context with adults and non-pregnant women. This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the etiology, classify causes of hydronephrosis and to study common clinical presentation of Hydronephrosis. hydronephrosis was seen as a highly male dominant disease with renal calculi as the major aetiology and BPH and VUR being age-associated risk factors. Aetiology based management of hydronephrosis yielded good outcome. The present study is perhaps the first detailed clinco-pathological profile of hydronephrosis.
Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis accounts for only 5 to 10 percent of infective endocarditis cases globally. Numerous surgical procedures ranging from simple vegetectomy, creation of neoleaflets or complete replacement by a prosthetic valve have been described. We aimed to evaluate our experience in surgical management of this entity and to formulate an approach for timing, appropriateness and extent of surgery. Patients operated on semi elective/emergency basis had adverse outcome with residual regurgitation and had longer ICU stay. Also, patients who required excision of leaflet and creation of neoleaflets had a higher incidence of regurgitation. This suggests that maximal preservation of native valve lessens the incidence of residual regurgitation. Simple vegetectomy and patch repair of the residual defect offers the best outcome.
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