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Lower Extremity Amputation for Gout: Taking a Closer Look

Jan 31, 2022

Contributor According to studies, gout is strongly associated with several comorbidities—including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and incre...

[Autologous tissue reconstruction of the lower extremity-indications and technique].

Jan 31, 2022

Autologous tissue reconstruction for defect coverage of lower extremity wounds describes a broad interdisciplinary spectrum of conservative, surgical and interventional treatment options. The goals o...

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome: a case series from a tertiary pediatric hospital in Mexico.

Jan 31, 2022

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, also known as congenital poikiloderma, is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis with onset in early childhood that affects at a multisystem level.Case 1. A 4-year-old ma...

Macrophage activation in response to shape memory polymer foam-coated aneurysm occlusion devices.

Jan 31, 2022

Brain aneurysms can be treated with embolic coils using minimally invasive approaches. It is advantageous to modulate the biologic response of platinum embolic coils. Our previous studies demonstrated...

Comparison of Effects of Propofol and Sevoflurane on the Cerebral Vasculature Assessed by Digital Subtraction Angiographic Parameters in Patients Treated for Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm: A Preliminary Study.

Jan 31, 2022

Studies have evaluated the effects of volatile and intravenous anesthetic agents on the cerebral vasculature with inconsistent results. We used digital subtraction angiography to compare the effects o...

How can we better predict the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing surgery using an immune-nutritional scoring system?

Jan 31, 2022

Several immune-nutritional scores have been used to predict the prognosis of pancreatic cancer, but the efficacies of these scores have yet to be compared. This study aimed to compare various immune-n...

A Shakespearean Dilemma in Breast Augmentation: to Use Drains or not? a Systematic Review : Drains in Breast Augmentation.

Jan 24, 2022

Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly requested and performed plastic surgery procedures. In order to prevent early postoperative complications such as seroma or hematoma, surgical drains co...

Piezo-Augmented Sonosensitizer with Strong Ultrasound-Propelling Ability for Efficient Treatment of Osteomyelitis.

Jan 24, 2022

The successful treatment of osteomyelitis remains a great challenge in the field of orthopedics. The clinical method for treating refractory bone infection requires a combination therapy of long-term ...

Meniscal Tear and ACL Injury Detection Model Based on AlexNet and Iterative ReliefF.

Jan 24, 2022

Magnetic resonance (MR) is one of the special imaging techniques used to diagnose orthopedics and traumatology. In this study, a new method has been proposed to detect highly accurate automatic menisc...

Patient volume and clinical outcome after pancreatic cancer resection: A contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jan 24, 2022

Pancreatic cancer remains a highly fatal disease with a 5-year overall survival of less than 10%. In seeking to improve clinical outcomes, there is ongoing debate about the weight that should be given...

The Effect of Frequent logins to the National Web-Based Thoracic Surgery Curriculum On Thoracic Surgery in-Training Exam Performance

Jan 17, 2022

Login data provided by web-based curricula are used to characterize and assess study patterns. Researchers wanted to determine how thoracic surgical trainees' In-Training Examination %iles compared to...

Analyses of Patients With Organic Mitral Regurgitation in the Short and Long Term

Jan 17, 2022

For a study, researchers determined that the best time to treat mitral regurgitation surgically was still up for debate. The potential short- and long-term postoperative outcome penalty associated wit...

A Randomized Trial Compared Spontaneously vs. Forced Breathing During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax.

Jan 17, 2022

For a study, researchers determined spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracic surgery (SV-VATS) was equally effective as mechanical ventilation VATS in postoperative recovery (MV-VATS). However,...

How to Perform Reoperative Mitral Valve Surgery through Port Access?

Jan 17, 2022

For a study, in many centers, minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) became the standard treatment for mitral valve disease. The anterolateral micro thoracotomy access was advantageous in pre...

Continuous Process Improvement, Lean Methodology, and Root Cause Analysis to Achieve a 3-Star Society of Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy Ranking.

Jan 17, 2022

For a study, researchers wanted to determine the parameters utilized by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to rank lobectomy and demonstrate to enhance their approach. The purpose was to study lob...

Is Age a Contraindication for Proximal Aortic Surgery in the Elderly Population?

Jan 17, 2022

For research, the researchers wanted to look at the clinical outcomes of elderly patients who had ascending aortic surgery. The researchers looked at patients aged 70 and up who had to ascend aortic s...

Induction of thymic atrophy and loss of thymic output by type-I interferons during chronic viral infection.

Jan 17, 2022

Type-I interferon (IFN-I) signals exert a critical role in disease progression during viral infections. However, the immunomodulatory mechanisms by which IFN-I dictates disease outcomes remain to be f...

Motivations and characteristics of patients seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in two Iranian dermatology centers: A cross-sectional study.

Jan 17, 2022

Few studies have evaluated patients' motivations for seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. This study aimed to assess the demographic characteristics and motivation of patients who seek mi...

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Seroma and Hematoma Formation Following Reduction Mammaplasty.

Jan 17, 2022

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has gained increasing recognition as a valuable pharmacologic agent within plastic surgery.The aim of this study was to investigate the value and safety profile of both intraveno...

Damage control in orthopaedical and traumatology.

Jan 17, 2022

In Orthopedics, damage control is indicated in patients with pelvic and/or long bone fractures associated with hemodynamic instability. It is inappropriate to perform a complex definitive reduction an...

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