2019
Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance for Banding of an Arteriovenous Fistula Causing High Cardiac Output Heart Failure
Turner AD, Chen M, Dahl N, Scoutt L, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar C. Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance for Banding of an Arteriovenous Fistula Causing High Cardiac Output Heart Failure. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 66: 665.e5-665.e8. PMID: 31863947, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseArteriovenous fistulaHigh cardiac output heart failureHigh cardiac output failureHigh-output cardiac failureOutput cardiac failureIntraoperative ultrasound guidanceRare complicationCardiac failureHeart failureRenal diseaseCase reportCardiac functionUltrasound guidanceIntraoperative ultrasoundFlow volumeOutput failureFistulaPatientsGradual declineFailureBandingComplicationsHemodialysisHigh flow volumesTreatment of superior vena cava syndrome with kissing brachiocephalic stents and exchange of pacemaker leads
Ochoa Chaar C, Gholitabar N, Rezek I, Luciano R, Clancy J. Treatment of superior vena cava syndrome with kissing brachiocephalic stents and exchange of pacemaker leads. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 8: 143-144. PMID: 31231057, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior vena cava syndromeVena cava syndromeRecurrence of symptomsUpper extremity accessElectrophysiology teamMultidisciplinary managementKissing stentsBalloon angioplastySuperior venaBrachiocephalic veinComplex patientsHemodialysis accessCase reportChallenging complicationVascular surgeryPatientsSyndromeJoint proceduresPacemakerMultiple attemptsStentsAngioplastyHemodialysisComplicationsVena
2009
Intussusception of the appendix: comprehensive review of the literature
Chaar CI, Wexelman B, Zuckerman K, Longo W. Intussusception of the appendix: comprehensive review of the literature. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 198: 122-128. PMID: 19249733, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon pathologic findingsChronic presentationMale patientsSimple appendectomyFemale patientsPartial colectomyPathologic findingsPediatric populationAppendiceal intussusceptionCase reportDiagnostic challengeSex predilectionIntussusceptionRare diseasePatientsEnglish literatureComprehensive reviewEndometriosisAdultsIncidenceChildrenPresentationTreatmentReviewReport