2023
TAVR explant with aortic root replacement using a homograft for an aortic rupture.
Singh S, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Assi R. TAVR explant with aortic root replacement using a homograft for an aortic rupture. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2023, 2023 PMID: 36644957, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft coronary buttonAortic ruptureCoronary buttonsAortic rootAortic root replacementTranscatheter aortic valve prosthesisAortic valve prosthesisTAVR explantRoot replacementMale presentingCase reportTranscatheter prosthesesValve prosthesisStent frameBovine pericardiumProsthesisRuptureHaemopericardiumPseudoaneurysmHomograftsPresenting
2015
Fungal Mycotic Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery Associated with Sphenoid Sinusitis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Azar MM, Assi R, Patel N, Malinis MF. Fungal Mycotic Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery Associated with Sphenoid Sinusitis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Mycopathologia 2015, 181: 425-433. PMID: 26687073, DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9975-1.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsInternal carotid arteryFungal mycotic aneurysmsMycotic aneurysmSphenoid sinusitisICA aneurysmsSphenoid sinusEORTC/MSG criteriaInternal Carotid Artery AssociatedFungal sphenoid sinusitisLiposomal amphotericin B.Parent vessel sacrificeInvasive fungal infectionsDuration of antimicrobialsEffective antifungal therapyDevastating complicationSurgical debridementEndoscopic resectionAngioinvasive infectionVessel sacrificeCase reportAntifungal therapyCoil embolizationIdeal treatmentCavernous sinusCarotid artery