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    Comparison of pericardial and prosthetic rings for mitral repair: are pericardial rings durable in the mid- to long-term follow up?
    (Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC, 2023) Kehlibar, Tamer; Elibol, Ahmet; Günay, Rafet; Ceylan, Levent; Yılmaz, Mehmet; Ketenci, Bulend; Biçer, Mehmet; Kozan, Şima; Faculty Member; Undergraduate Student; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; 310599; N/A
    Background: While prosthetic rings are commonly used for mitral valve repairs, autologous pericardium is an alternative ring material that can be used in these procedures. In this report, we aim to present a comparison of two types of rings used for mitral repair. Methods: Between January 2005 and January 2009, 107 patients who underwent mitral valve repair surgery were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups, according to the type of ring that was used for mitral annular stabilization. Glutaraldehyde-treated pericardial rings were used for 31 patients (group 1), whereas prosthetic rings were used for 76 patients (group 2). Survival, freedom from reoperation, recurrent mitral regurgitation, and the effects of rheumatic mitral disease on these parameters were evaluated and compared for both groups. Results: Follow-up time for our cohort was 4.24±0.4 years. There were four and seven late mortalities in groups 1 and 2, respectively, and five reoperations in each group. There was no significant difference between the groups, in terms of survival, freedom from reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation (log-rank analyses for both groups were P = 0.777, P = 0.346, and P = 0.781, respectively). There was no significant difference in freedom from reoperation and recurrent mitral regurgitation for both groups, in terms of underlying rheumatic valvular disease and other types of pathology. Conclusion: Pericardial ring annuloplasty shows to be a considerable alternative technique for mitral valve repair procedures in the mid- to long-term follow up. Rheumatic mitral valves had poor outcomes, when compared with other types of structural valvular pathologies in cases where pericardial rings were used in the repair procedure.
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    A rare complication after an interventional procedure using the common carotid: carotid pseudoaneurysm in an infant
    (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023) N/A; Biçer, Mehmet; Kızılkaya, Mete Han; Ödemiş, Ender; Gündoğmuş, Cemal Aydin; Faculty Member; Doctor; Faculty Member; Doctor; School of Medicine; N/A; School of Medicine; N/A; Koç University Hospital; 310599; N/A; 194545; N/A
    The carotid artery is a valuable vascular access that can be used in patients who have undergone repetitive interventional and surgical procedures and premature babies. In the past, cut-down was used but nowadays, mostly the procedure is performed under ultrasonographic guidance. Complications such as bleeding, haematoma, and pseudoaneurysm may occur when the carotid artery is used as a vascular access for the procedures such as aortic balloon valvuloplasty, coarctation balloon angioplasty, or after interventional or surgical treatments to the carotid artery. Although pseudoaneurysm is very rare, prompt diagnosis and accurate treatment planning are life-saving. In this article, the diagnosis and treatment of pseudoaneurysm in the left common carotid after transcatheter coarctation balloon angioplasty in a 6-month-old infant will be presented.
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    Fontan completion of a 10-year-old Kawashima patient with extensive arteriovenous malformations: consideration for a lobectomy
    (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023) N/A; Biçer, Mehmet; Kozan, Şima; Kızılkaya, Mete Han; Faculty Member; Undergraduate Student; Doctor; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; N/A; Koç University Hospital; 310599; N/A; N/A
    A significant contributing factor to the progression of late cyanosis in individuals undergoing Kawashima operation is pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Following the Fontan procedure, arteriovenous malformations may regress. However, in cases with extensive malformations causing severe cyanosis, lobectomy can also be a possible treatment approach. Thereby, we present our two-step treatment strategy in a late Fontan completion complicated by arteriovenous malformations in a Kawashima patient.
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    Surgical correction of a ventricular septal defect in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 treated with nusinersen sodium: a case report
    (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023) Öztürk, Figen; Akçay, Ayfer Arduç; Biçer, Mehmet; Kozan, Şima; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Undergraduate Student; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; 162811; 310599; N/A
    Introduction: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe, inherited neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Cardiac pathology co-existence is reported more frequently in the severely affected patient groups. Structural heart anomalies, mainly septal, and outflow tract defects are commonly observed pathologies. Case presentation: We herein report the case of a 23 days-old female patient with the diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy type 2 complicated with structural heart defects. Successful pulmonary banding, and at the age of 17 months, subsequent surgical atrial and ventricular septal defect closure were performed on our patient who was under treatment of Nusinersen Sodium. Post-operative recovery was uncomplicated. Cardiac assessments were normal, and the patient was neurologically improving in her recent follow-up. Conclusion: In the literature, there are no reported cases of successful surgical repair of heart defects in spinal muscular atrophy patients. These patients can be perceived as risky surgical candidates with suboptimal postoperative recovery given the unfavorable disease prognosis of SMA in untreated patients. We report our promising experience with a SMA type 2 patient undergoing a disease-modifying medical treatment. The SMA patients under treatment may be potential candidates for successful surgical cardiac correction given their overall improved prognosis. © 2023, The Author(s).
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    Outcomes of Norwood procedure with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: our 12-year single-center experience
    (Bayçınar Tıbbi Yayıncılık ve Reklam Hizmetleri, 2022) Özdemir, Fatih; Korun, Oktay; Dedemoğlu, Mehmet; Çiçek, Murat; Yurdakok, Okan; Altın, Hüsnü Fırat; Yılmaz, Emine Hekim; Yurtseven, Nurgül; Aydemir, Numan Ali; Sasmazel, Ahmet; Biçer, Mehmet; Koç University Hospital
    Background: in this study, we aimed to analyze the predictors and risk factors of mortality in patients who underwent Norwood I procedure with the diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Methods: between January 2009 and December 2020, a total of 139 patients (95 males, 44 females) who underwent Norwood I procedure with the diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in our center were retrospectively analyzed. Results: the median birth weight was 3,200 (range, 3,000 to 3,350) g and the median age at the time of operation was seven (range, 5 to 10) days. Pulmonary flow was achieved with a Sano shunt in the majority (72%) of patients. Survival rate was 41% after the first stage. Reoperation for bleeding (p=0.017), reoperation for residual lesion (p=0.011), and postoperative peak lactate level (p=0.029), were associated with in-hospital mortality. Nineteen (33%) of 57 patients died before the second stage. Thirty-three (58%) patients underwent second stage, and survival after the second stage was 94%. Thirteen patients underwent third stage, and survival after the third stage was 85%. Estimated probability of survival at six months, and one, two, three, and four years were 33%, 33%, 25%, 25%, and 22% respectively. Conclusion: hospital and inter-stage mortality rates are still high and this seems to be the most challenging period in term of survival efforts of the patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Early recognition and reintervention of anatomical residual defects, close follow-up in the inter-stage period, and the accumulation of multidisciplinary experience may help to improve the results to acceptable limits. / Amaç: bu çalışmada, hipoplastik sol kalp sendromu tanısıyla Norwood I işlemi uygulanan hastalarda mortalitenin öngörücüleri ve risk faktörleri incelendi. Ça¬lış¬ma pla¬nı: Ocak 2009 ve Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında merkezimizde hipoplastik sol kalp sendromu tanısıyla Norwood I işlemi uygulanan toplam 139 hasta (95 erkek, 44 kadın) retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: medyan doğum ağırlığı 3200 (dağılım, 3000-3350) g ve ameliyat sırasında medyan yaş yedi (dağılım, 5-10) gün idi. Hastaların büyük kısmında (%72) pulmoner akım, Sano şant ile sağlandı. İlk aşama sonrası sağkalım %41 idi. Kanama nedeniyle tekrar ameliyat (p=0.017), rezidü anatomik lezyon nedeniyle tekrar ameliyat (p=0.011) ve ameliyat sonrası birinci gün pik laktat seviyesi (p=0.029) hastane mortalitesi ile ilişkili idi. Taburcu edilen 57 hastanın 19’u (%33) ikinci aşamaya ulaşamadan kaybedildi. Otuz üç (%58) hastaya ikinci aşama ameliyatı uygulandı ve ikinci aşama sonrası sağkalım %94 idi. On üç hastaya üçüncü aşama ameliyatı uygulandı ve üçüncü aşama sonrası sağkalım %85 idi. Altı ay ve birinci, ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü yılda tahmini sağkalım olasılığı sırasıyla %33, %33, %25, %25 ve %22 idi. So¬nuç: hastane ve aşamalar arası mortalite oranları halen yüksek olup, hipoplastik sol kalp sendromu tanılı hastaların sağkalma çabalarındaki en zorlayıcı zaman dilimi olarak görünmektedir. Anatomik rezidü defektlerin erken tanılanması ve erken yeniden girişim yapılması, aşamalar arası dönemde yakın takip ve multidisipliner birikim ve tecrübe sonuçların kabul edilebilir seviyelere ulaşmasına yardım edebilir.
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    Surgical management of cardiac cystic echinococcosis in a pediatric patient: a case report
    (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022) Altın, H.F.; Aydemir, N.A.; Biçer, Mehmet; Kozan, Şima; School of Medicine; Koç University Hospital
    Cystic echinococcosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease, is endemic to many countries worldwide. This slowly progressing disease is seen rarely in the paediatric age group. In terms of cyst localization, cardiac involvement is infrequent. We report the case of a successful surgical and medical management of a paediatric hydatid disease patient with involvement of the heart.