2010
Extracorporeal Peritoneovenous Shunt for the Management of Postaneurysmectomy Chylous Ascites in a Marfan Patient
Di Luozzo G, Scurlock C, Mechanick JI, Griepp RB. Extracorporeal Peritoneovenous Shunt for the Management of Postaneurysmectomy Chylous Ascites in a Marfan Patient. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 90: 281-284. PMID: 20609797, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChylous ascitesPeritoneovenous shuntOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairInitial therapeutic interventionAbdominal ascitesAneurysm repairUncommon complicationClinical statusRetroperitoneal surgeryMarfan patientsAscitesTherapeutic interventionsNutritional statusAggressive measuresPatientsShuntStatusComplicationsSurgeryEtiologyMortalityWomen
2004
Harmonic scalpel for pericardiectomy: novel approach to an old cardiac dilemma.
Di Luozzo G, Moussa F, Schor J, Traad E, Williams D, Carrillo R. Harmonic scalpel for pericardiectomy: novel approach to an old cardiac dilemma. The Heart Surgery Forum 2004, 7: e525-7. PMID: 15799939, DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20041091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent cardiopulmonary bypassHarmonic scalpelCardiopulmonary bypassAdditional cardiac proceduresBloodless operative fieldCardiac traumaBlood transfusionMalignant arrhythmiasRetrospective reviewCardiac lacerationsExcessive bleedingCardiac proceduresDense adhesionsBlood productsPericardiectomyPatientsCalcific pericarditisOperative fieldBypassAdhesiolysisBleedingScalpelMortalityEpicardial surfacePericarditis