Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy after Use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme by Kenichi Takahoko, Hajime Iwasaki, Tomoki Sasakawa, Akihiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsumoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki

“…A healthy 67-year-old female was scheduled for a hallux valgus correction under general anesthesia combined with femoral and sciatic nerve blocks. …”
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Cystic Echinococcosis/Hydatid Cyst Coinfection with HIV: A Report from Shiraz, Iran by Yosef Sharifi, Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi, Hamed Nikoupour Dailami, Seyed Hamed Jafari, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi

“…The patient went under complete anesthesia followed by complete cyst removal by surgery. …”
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Comparison of Survival Rates of Stainless-Steel Crowns Placed with and without Pulpotomy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study by Fatmah N. AlMotawah, Sharat Chandra Pani, Tala AlKharashi, Saleh AlKhalaf, Mohammed AlKhathlan, Fahad AlSultan, Ahmad AlMughirah

“…This study aimed to retrospectively compare the survival outcomes over two years between teeth with proximal dental caries that were restored with stainless-steel crowns to those that were pulpotomized and then restored with a stainless-steel crown in patients who were rehabilitated under general anesthesia. Participants and Methods. The records of 131 patients aged between two to six years who had stainless-steel crowns placed under general anesthesia and had two-year follow-up were screened. 340 teeth with moderate proximal caries on the radiograph (D2) were included in the study. …”
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Iatrogenic intracranial hypotension complicated to dural venous sinus thrombosis and lobar hemorrhage: A case report by Hidayatullah Hamidi, MD, Mohammad Iqbal Haqyar, MD

“…Iatrogenic intracranial hypotension is a known complication of spinal anesthesia that can lead to more severe conditions, such as dural or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).This report presents a case of intracranial hypotension in a young woman after lumbar anesthesia for a cesarean section that was complicated by CVST and subsequently by lobar hemorrhage, clinically presenting with severe headache and seizures. …”
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Preanesthetic Evaluation and Assessment of Children with Down's Syndrome by Letterio B. Santamaria, Carmelo Di Paola, Federica Mafrica, Vincenzo Fodale

“…During preoperative evaluation for anesthesia in the Down patient, it is important to focus attention on the functional conditions of the patient and systems that frequently show anomalies. …”
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The Effects of Minor Element Addition on the Structural Heterogeneity and Mechanical Properties of ZrCuAl Bulk Metallic Glasses by R. Sivaraman, Indrajit Patra, Zainab Mohsen Najm, Noora M. Hameed, Taif Alawsi, Seyedmasoud Hashemi

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A Rare Cause of Heart Failure Treated by Heart Transplantation: Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium by Julien Bordes, Bertrand Jop, Sandrine Imbert, Sami Hraiech, Frédéric Collard, François Kerbaul

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Paravertebral Block Combined with Sedation for a Myasthenic Patient Undergoing Breast Augmentation by Betul Kozanhan, Betul Basaran, Leyla Kutlucan, Sadık Ozmen

“…Paravertebral block is a unilateral analgesic technique that can provide adequate surgical anesthesia and great advantages in many types of surgery with a low side-effect profile. …”
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Unilateral Hemiparesis with Thoracic Epidural in an Adolescent by Rosalie F. Tassone, Christian Seefelder, Navil F. Sethna

“…Unilateral sensory and motor blockade is known to occur with epidural anesthesia but is rarely reported in children. The differential diagnosis should include the presence of a midline epidural septum. …”
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Gabapentin Decreases Morphine Consumption and Improves Functional Recovery following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Hance Clarke, Sara Pereira, Deborah Kennedy, Ian Gilron, Joel Katz, Jeffrey Gollish, Joseph Kay

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Vastus lateralis nerve block for knee hardware removal by Jibran Ikram, Aariya Srinivasan, Cassandra L. Williams, Nicholas Swerchowsky, Sabry Ayad

“…Despite initial opioid administration under general anesthesia, severe postoperative pain necessitated rescue with peripheral nerve blocks. …”
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Right Breast Mastectomy and Reconstruction with Tissue Expander under Thoracic Paravertebral Blocks in a 12-Week Parturient by Christopher Allen-John Webb, Paul David Weyker, Shara Cohn, Amanda Wheeler, Jennifer Lee

“…For patients undergoing breast mastectomy and reconstruction with tissue expanders, paravertebral blocks offer an anesthetic alternative when general anesthesia is not desired.…”
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The Disparagement of Pain: Social Influences on Medical Thinking by Harold Merskey, Robert W Teasell

“…Before the introduction of anesthesia, pain was regarded as an awful affliction. …”
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Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Prosthetic Hip Reduction in the Emergency Department: Case Report by Rebecca Thomas, Matthew Carr, Janae Fry, Taryn Hoffman

“…Additionally, regional anesthesia carries fewer risks and requires less resources when compared with procedural sedation, which is the typical method for reducing a dislocated femoroacetabular joint. …”
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Congenital Ventricular Diverticulum or Aneurysm: A Difficult Diagnosis to Make by Lloyd Halpern, Carl Garabedian, Neil K. Worrall

“…We describe a patient with dextrocardia, Tetralogy of Fallot, and a congenital left ventricular apical diverticulum diagnosed following the induction of anesthesia. CVD and CVA may present in the antenatal period through late adulthood with differing morphology, location, and symptoms. …”
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A Rare Case of Systemic Sarcoidosis in a Middle-Aged Female with a Solitary Thyroid Nodule by Ayrton Bangolo, John Bukasa Kakamba, Ali Atoot, Mohammad Jurri, Ashraf Mahmoud, Arthur Oliver Lo, Kunchang Song, Syed Sirajuddin, Adam Atoot

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Accidental Insertion of a Broken Needle into the Pterygoid Mandibular Space during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: A Case Report by Kazuhiro Terada, Kenji Yamagata, Fumihiko Uchida, Satoshi Fukuzawa, Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno, Hiroki Bukawa

“…We successfully removed the broken injection needle using fluoroscopy and assisted endoscopy under general anesthesia.…”
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Use of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Pediatric Peripheral Nerve Blocks after Traumatic Amputation by Gregory M. Halenda, Stylianos Voulgarelis

“…Liposomal bupivacaine has been explored for indications in regional anesthesia, but little has been reported about its use in pediatric patients. …”
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A Novel Use of Laryngoscope for Difficult Papanicolaou Smear Collection by Sarah Boudova, Caitlin Thomas, John Wolfe, Jeanne M. Schilder

“…In the presented case, a woman with a history of fibroids and bleeding presented for an exam under anesthesia. Traditional approaches for collecting a Pap smear failed. …”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…In 2019, TAVR procedures surpassed SAVR procedures for the first time in the United States. The approach to anesthesia for this procedure has also evolved. Initially, general anesthesia (GA) was preferred, but currently, conscious sedation (CS) is favored. …”
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