AI Decision Support Tool Can Predict Diagnosis of Acute Otitis Media
An artificial intelligence decision support tool to interpret videos of the tympanic membrane can...
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Short Sleep Duration Linked to Increased Risk for Developing T2D
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Habitual short sleep duration is associated with...
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American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 23 to 26
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Feb....
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Novel Variants Identified in Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is an inherited retinal disorder. Most patients have...
Read MoreWorkflow efficiencies for flexible cystoscopy: comparing single-use vs reusable cystoscopes.
Flexible cystoscopy is a common procedure to diagnose and treat lower urinary tract conditions. Single-use cystoscopes have been introduced to eliminate time-consuming reprocessing and costly repairs. We compared the hands-on...
Read MoreMale genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms among long-term Western African migrants in Spain: a prospective population-based screening study.
Schistosomiasis is highly endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and frequently imported to Europe. Male urogenital manifestations are often neglected. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of genitourinary clinical signs and symptoms...
Read MoreLong-term functional outcomes and surgical retreatment after thulium laser enucleation of the prostate: A 10-year follow-up study.
To evaluate the 10-year functional outcomes (primary) and frequency and predictors of BPH surgical retreatment (secondary) after ThuLEP.A single-center retrospective analysis of consecutive patients undergoing ThuLEP between...
Read MoreMedical Advancements in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatments.
This review aims to identify and summarize the current literature on the most recent therapeutic agents and combination strategies for the medical management of lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic...
Read MoreSUPS Coding and Billing Position Statement on Ancillary /Adjunct Penile Prosthesis Surgical Procedures: Part I.
To create a society position statement on common adjunct penile prosthesis (PP) procedures. While the Medicare Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code book lists descriptions of procedures, it is very brief and lacks detail...
Read MoreTransplant nephrectomy: indication, surgical approach and complications-experiences from a single transplantation center.
Management of a failed kidney allograft, and the question whether it should be removed is a challenging task for clinicians. The reported risks for transplant nephrectomy (TN) vary, and there is no clear recommendation on...
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Predicting Epstein-Barr Infection Following HLA Haploidentical Matched Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an effective treatment for...
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Open Vs Robotic Rectus Abdominis Harvest for Pelvic Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection.
The use of robotic surgical systems to perform abdominoperineal resection (APR) has recently...
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Diagnosing & Managing Complex Pediatric Ankle Fractures: A Case Study
Diagnosing toddler ankle fractures, especially those that affect several bones, can be difficult....
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Tackling Infection Connected to Biomedical Device Implantation through Antibacterial Nanostructured Silver Coatings
Infection is one of the main issues connected to implantation of biomedical devices and represents...
Read MoreEffects of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgery during one-lung ventilation: a randomized crossover-controlled trial.
A significant reduction in regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO) is commonly observed during one-lung ventilation (OLV), while positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can improve oxygenation. We compared the effects of three...
Read MoreSurgeon compensation in academic medicine.
Academic surgery is the best career one could ever aspire to have; however, given the long duration of training and the anticipated education debt, surgeon compensation has not kept pace with the compensation of other comparable...
Read MorePreoperative chemoradiotherapy but not chemotherapy is associated with reduced risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a nationwide analysis.
Postoperative pancreatic fistula remains the leading cause of significant morbidity after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy has been described to reduce the risk of...
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Risk Factors for Adverse Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a disease that affects a large number of young women of...
Read MoreLupus autoantibodies initiate neuroinflammation sustained by continuous HMGB1:RAGE signaling and reversed by increased LAIR-1 expression.
Cognitive impairment is a frequent manifestation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, present in up to 80% of patients and leading to a diminished quality of life. In the present study, we used a model of lupus-like...
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mNGS Diagnoses Spinal Infection Caused by P. micra in Spondylodiscitis of Lumbar
Spinal infection caused by Parvimonas micra (P. micra) is a rare infection. The characteristic...
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