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Transvesical resection of a mucocele after laparoscopically assisted anorectal pull-through for imperforate anus with rectobulbar urethral fistula
Mucocele formation is a rare complication after imperforate anus repair. Abdominal cyst enucleation or resection, transrectal resection by a posterior sagittal approach, and perineal cyst resection are the standard surgical options. The authors report the first patient who underwent transvesical mucocele resection.Complications of the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) has become widely popular since its introduction in the late 1990s by Nuss. We describe 1 unusual complication after MIRPE and 1 life-threatening bleeding during removal of the pectus bar.
