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Superior mesenteric artery embolism after radiofrequency ablation in regularly anticoagulated patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a case report.

Jan 30, 2023

Superior mesenteric artery embolism (SMAE) is a rare cause of acute abdomen, and the fatality rate is extremely high if it is not diagnosed and treated in time. Due to the lack of knowledge and experi...

Artificial intelligence for objectively measuring years regained after facial rejuvenation surgery.

Jan 30, 2023

Few objective measures are available for assessing the success of facial rejuvenation after face lift surgery. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) may be used for this type of measurement. The purpos...

Hand Surgery Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of Over 600 Patients.

Jan 30, 2023

Medical cannabis (MC) has been proposed as a potential addition to multimodal pain management regimens in orthopedics. This study evaluates hand and upper-extremity patient perspectives of MC as a tre...

[Clinical characteristics analysis of 22 062 patients of foot and ankle deformity from QIN Sihe Orthopaedic Surgery Database between May 25, 1978 and December 31, 2020].

Jan 30, 2023

Based on the clinical data of patients with foot and ankle deformities in the QIN Sihe Orthopaedic Surgery Database, to analyze the characteristics and treatment strategies of foot and ankle deformiti...

A case of a childhood onset developmental encephalopathy with a novel de novo truncating variant in the Membrane Protein Palmitoylated 5 (MPP5) gene.

Jan 30, 2023

Membrane Protein Palmitoylated 5 (MPP5) is a highly conserved apical complex protein, essential for cell polarity. Defects in neuronal cell polarity are associated with neurologic disorders. Only thre...

Hyperuricemia exacerbates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation through the URAT1/ERK/MMP-9 signaling pathway.

Jan 30, 2023

Previous studies have revealed associations between hyperuricemia and microvascular diseases, but the association between hyperuricemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains unclear. The aim of ...

Pre-anesthesia ultrasound monitoring of subclavian vein diameter changes induced by modified passive leg raising can predict the occurrence of hypotension after general anesthesia: a prospective observational study.

Jan 30, 2023

Perioperative hypotension increases postoperative complication rates and prolongs postoperative recovery time. Whether Passive Leg Raising test (PLR) and Subclavian Vein Diameter (DSCV) can effectivel...

Opioid Use After Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy or Intensive Lifestyle Intervention: Nationwide Matched Cohort Study.

Jan 30, 2023

To compare opioid use in patients with obesity treated with bariatric surgery versus adults with obesity who underwent intensive lifestyle modification.Previous studies of opioid use after bariatric s...

Delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy: One complication, two different entities.

Jan 30, 2023

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication after pancreatoduodenectomy associated with a low complication burden but a prolonged hospital stay. The present study aimed to characterize DGE...

Teenage Trauma Mortality in Adult and Padiatric Facilities

Jan 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Elder child or young adult? Adolescent trauma mortality amongst pediatric and adult facilities," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Stephenson, et al. ...

A Systematic Review on Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery

Jan 25, 2023

The following is the summary of “Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Cal...

Outcomes on Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Mitral Valve Leaflet Length

Jan 24, 2023

The following is the summary of “Is anterior mitral valve leaflet length important in outcome of septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?” published in the January 2023 issue o...

Edoxaban's Efficacy and Safety in Patients Following Valve Repair or Surgical Bioprosthetic Valve Implantation

Jan 23, 2023

The following is the summary of “Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial” published in the Ja...

Surgical smoke removal via residual Swin transformer network.

Jan 23, 2023

In robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS), smoke produced by laser ablation and cauterization causes degradation in the visual quality of the operating field, increasing the difficulty and r...

Prevalence and Causes of Elective Surgical Cancellations: Findings from a Rural Tertiary Hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Jan 23, 2023

Cancellations of elective surgeries adversely affect the patient, hospital staff, facility, and health system. Cancellations potentially result in hospital financial losses, theatre inefficiency, and...

Microbiology of Facial Skin Infections-Strains, Susceptibility, and Therapeutic Consequences.

Jan 23, 2023

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common conditions with severe and potentially life-threatening outcomes. However, the use of antibiotics to treat these infections is controversial.This stu...

Bone fractures difficult to recognize in emergency: May be cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) the solution?

Jan 23, 2023

CBCT is an imaging tool represented by an X-ray computed tomography delivering a conic-shape X-rays source. This system produces volumetric data during a single rotation of both X-ray beam and detecto...

Post-traumatic glomus tumor of the left anterior supraclavicular nerve: a case report.

Jan 23, 2023

Peripheral nerve glomus tumors are extremely rare and occur with typical symptoms of peripheral neuropathic pain. Clinicians hardly consider this entity when faced with the swelling of a peripheral ne...

Locoregional Failure During and After Short-course Radiotherapy followed by Chemotherapy and Surgery Compared to Long-course Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery - A Five-year Follow-up of the RAPIDO Trial.

Jan 23, 2023

To analyze risk and patterns of locoregional failure (LRF) in patients of the RAPIDO trial at five years.Multimodality treatment improves local control in rectal cancer. Total neoadjuvant treatment (T...

Pure abdominal laparoscopic approach versus thoraco-abdominal laparoscopic approach: What is the best technique for liver resection in segment 7 and segment 8? An answer from the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris experience with short- and long-term outcome evaluation.

Jan 23, 2023

Lesions in segments 7 and 8 are a challenge during standard laparoscopic liver resection. The addition of transthoracic trocars could be useful in the standard abdominal approach for laparoscopic live...

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