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Surgery General

Retirement of "Spence rule."

Feb 24, 2022

For a study, it was determined that a sophisticated understanding of the biomechanics of the atlantoaxial complex was required to determine the best treatment for traumatic atlas fractures with or wit...

Intracranial and Spinal Cord Sub ependymomas: Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes

Feb 24, 2022

For a study, it was determined that due to their rarity, subependymomas are low-grade ependymal tumors with unknown clinical characteristics, radiological findings, and postsurgical prognosis. To bett...

Glioblastoma Surgery at the Cutting Edge: Where Neurosurgeons Agree and Differ on Surgical Decisions

Feb 23, 2022

For a study, it was determined that Glioblastoma surgery aimed to achieve maximum resection while maintaining functional integrity. For surgical decision-making, there were no standards, and prior res...

Elective versus Nonelective Brain Tumor Resections: A 5-year Cost Comparison Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching

Feb 23, 2022

For a study, it was determined that elective surgical cases had lower expenses, bigger profit margins, and better outcomes than nonelective surgical cases. Investigating the cost and profit variations...

Brain Biopsy has Clinical Usefulness for Suspected CNS Relapse of Systemic Lymphoma

Feb 23, 2022

For research, it was determined how often a brain biopsy for suspected CNS relapse of systemic hematological malignancies yielded new, actionable diagnostic information. Hematological malignancies wer...

Awake or Asleep Motor Mapping for Peri Rolandic Glioma Excision in the Nondominant Hemisphere?

Feb 23, 2022

For a study, glioma resection in the non-dominant hemisphere, including motor centers and pathways, necessitates brain-mapping techniques to spare vital motor control sites. When suited to the therape...

Protoporphyrin IX Fluorescence Real-Time Kinetics Following 5-ALA Treatment in Low-Grade Glioma

Feb 23, 2022

For a study, it was determined that Fluorescence was induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) in high-grade glioma (HGG), which was used for resection. However, in low-grade glioma (LGG), the usefulne...

Supramarginal Resection Affects Survival After Gross-Total Resection Of IDH–Wild-Type Glioblastoma.

Feb 22, 2022

The researchers wanted to see if supramarginal resection (SMR) of FLAIR-hyperintense tumors beyond the contrast-enhanced (CE) area affects overall survival (OS) in patients with isocitrate dehydrogena...

Parietal Bone Thickness is Used To Predict Surgical Transfusion And Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Spring-Mediated Cranioplasty for No syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis.

Feb 22, 2022

Bone thickness and other variables that can predict outcomes in individuals with craniosynostosis are critical for surgical decision-making, but they are still poorly understood. Recent investigations...

A Systematic Study And Meta-Analysis of Non-invasive Electrical Stimulation As An Adjuvant To Fusion Operations

Feb 22, 2022

Noninvasive electrical stimulation is a type of technology that is used to improve fusion rates. However, just a few research have provided evidence on the effects of noninvasive electrical stimulatio...

A Comparison of On-Label and Off-Label Use of The Pipeline Embolization Device To Treat Cerebral Aneurysms.

Feb 22, 2022

The Pipeline embolization device (PED) is commonly used to treat cerebral aneurysms, including off-label uses. The authors compared the efficacy and safety of PED use in on-label and off-label aneurys...

With Lateral Superior Frontal Gyrus Penetration in Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease, Verbal Fluency Declines.

Feb 22, 2022

In patients with Parkinson's disease, verbal fluency (VF) decline is a well-known adverse cognitive effect of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). The mechanisms behind VF decrease, w...

A Systematic Study and Meta-Analysis Of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy With or Without Choroid Plexus Coagulation For Myelomeningocele-Associated Hydrocephalus.

Feb 22, 2022

While implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the usual treatment for myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus (MAH), infection and shunt dysfunction can complicate the procedure. As a ...

Tractography and Surgical Targeting Investigation of Cingulum Bundle Connectivity in Treatment-Refractory Bipolar Disorder Patients Compared To Treatment-Responsive Patients And Healthy Controls.

Feb 22, 2022

Patients with bipolar illness have a wide range of clinical responses to medicinal treatment. Greater knowledge of the underlying neuronal circuitry involved in bipolar treatment response subtypes sho...

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Nepal: international partnership, implementation steps and clinical outcomes.

Feb 21, 2022

Blood & Marrow Transplantation (BMT) is rarely available in many low-middle-income countries (LMIC). In 2012, Civil Service Hospital, a government hospital in Kathmandu (Nepal) partnered with the ...

Effective Letermovir Prophylaxis of CMV infection post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: Results from the French temporary authorization of use compassionate program.

Feb 21, 2022

We report the results of the French Temporary Authorization of Use (ATU) compassionate program of letermovir for primary prophylaxis conducted in 21 transplant centers. Patients were CMV seropositive ...

The course of adrenomedullin and endothelin levels in patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery compared to patients after uncomplicated elective cardiac surgery.

Feb 21, 2022

The aim of this study was to analyse the course of adrenomedullin (ADM) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels in patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery and to explore differences compared to ...

Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data.

Feb 21, 2022

Since 1999, nearly 841,000 individuals have died from overdoses, 29% involving prescription opioids. Use of opioids for postoperative pain lacks evidence-based guidelines, and despite studies showing ...

Host-induced gene silencing reveals the role of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase gene in fungal oxalic acid accumulation and virulence.

Feb 21, 2022

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot, is a devastating necrotrophic pathogen which causes severe yield losses to oilseed production worldwide. Most of efforts at the gene...

Classification of intraoperative adverse events in visceral surgery.

Feb 21, 2022

Intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) are frequent in visceral surgery, but severity and related postoperative outcome are poorly investigated. A novel classification of intraoperative adverse events, ...

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