Early Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Management following Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Poststernotomy Mediastinitis by Rafik F. Soliman, Hatem M. Soltan, Saeed O. Abdelwahed, Ibrahim M. Khalil

“…Results: A total of 32 patients presented with DSWI after elective (87.5%) and emergent (12.5%) cardiac surgery. There were 18 male patients and 14 female patients, with ages ranging from 38 to 74. …”
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Outcome Analysis of Clinical Evaluation and Surgical Management of Different Grades of Gynecomastia by Ahmad AbdElhady Muhammad Ibrahim, Samia Mohammed Ahmed Saied, Mohammed Ahmed Omar, Ahmed Ali Abdelrahim Ali

“…Conclusion: Gynecomastia is a persistent growth of breast tissue in men and the most successful course of management is surgery. Liposuction and surgical resection and/or combined procedures are three main types for surgical alternatives.…”
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Case Series of Zone III Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Traumatic Shock Patients by Byungchul Yu, Gil Jae Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Min A Lee, Jihun Gwak, Youngeun Park, Jung Nam Lee

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Right Aortic Arch and Kommerell’s Diverticulum Repaired without Reconstruction of Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery by Hiroshi Osawa, Daisuke Shinohara, Kouan Orii, Shigeru Hosaka, Shoji Fukuda, Okihiko Akashi, Hiroshi Furukawa

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Early Stone Manipulation in Urinary Tract Infection Associated with Obstructing Nephrolithiasis by Megan L. Swonke, Ali M. Mahmoud, Elias J. Farran, Tamer J. Dafashy, Preston S. Kerr, Christopher D. Kosarek, Joseph Sonstein

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A Rare Tumor in a Patient with Hepatic Hydatic Cyst: Adrenal Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma by Fatma Umit Malya, Suleyman Bozkurt, Mustafa Hasbahceci, Gokhan Cipe, Issam Cheikh Ahmad, Zuhal Gucin, Oguzhan Karatepe, Mahmut Muslumanoglu

“…The correct diagnosis can be a challenge because of its clinically similarity to HCC and the diagnosis is usually achieved by pathological examination following the surgery. We present a 48-year-old woman who was following with the diagnosis of stage 5 hepatic hydatic cyst. …”
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Features of clinical course, diagnostics and surgical treatment of a giant left atrial myxoma with subsequent mitral valve insufficiency by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.P. Zakharova, I.V. Martyshchenko, M.O. Tregubova, V.V. Isaenko, A.V. Kupchinsky

“…Damaged mitral valve anterior cusp with mitral regurgitation was discovered only during surgery after the myxoma had been removed. The condition hasn’t been recognized at transesophageal echocardiography or computed tomography. …”
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Main Diagnostic Criteria Usually Does Not Work for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Wrongly Presuming Malignancy by Lei Gong, Bin Shu, Fei Yu, Xinjing Zhang, Jianfei Chen, Jirun Peng

“…Based on the diagnostic criteria for AIP, surgery could have been avoided in two cases. Conclusions. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

“…The mean time from admission to surgery was virtually identical: 75 minutes in 2019 vs. 76 minutes in 2020. …”
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Simultaneous Bilateral Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Single-Stage Bilateral Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty by Taiki Tokuhiro, Atsushi Urita, Yusuke Kameda, Makoto Motomiya, Naoya Watanabe, Norimasa Iwasaki

“…At the patient’s most recent follow-up 30 months after surgery, the patient reported no restriction of the activities of daily living. …”
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Differential Expression of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Z. Qu, Bernice L. Y. Cheuk, Stephen W. K. Cheng

“…Aortic specimens were harvested during aortic reconstructive surgery for the AAA group or during organ transplant for the control group. …”
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Brigham Fracture Intervention Team Initiatives for Hospital Patients with Hip Fractures: A Paradigm Shift by Julie Glowacki, Mitchel B. Harris, Josef Simon, John Wright, Nikheel S. Kolatkar, Thomas S. Thornhill, Meryl S. LeBoff

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Distinct Chromosomal Profiles in Metastasizing and Non-Metastasizing Colorectal Carcinomas by B. Michael Ghadimi, Marian Grade, Carsten Mönkemeyer, Bettina Kulle, Jochen Gaedcke, Bastian Gunawan, Claus Langer, Torsten Liersch, Heinz Becker

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Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature by Masashi Kimura, Toru Nagao, Terumi Saito, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Hiroyuki Ohto, Akihito Takahashi, Kanji Komaki, Yoshiyuki Naganawa

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Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Pediculated Autograft Augmentation of Subscapularis Repair During Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Tiago Martinho, M.D., Jeanni Zbinden, M.D., Alaa Elsenbsy, M.D., Alexandre Lädermann, M.D.

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The Feasibility of Using the Direct Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty or Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty to Treat Femoral Neck Fractures among the Elderly by Shigeo Ishiguro, Kunihiro Asanuma, Tomohito Hagi, Hidehiko Ohsumi, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Akihiro Sudo

“…THA through the DAA might be a credible and safe option for FNF patients, with excellent functional outcomes and fewer surgery-related complications. Early posterior dislocation might be related to optimized offset distance and not related to leg discrepancy or other radiographic items. …”
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Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Hyung Sun Kim, Woojin Kim, Won-Gun Yun, Hye-Sol Jung, Youngmin Han, Mirang Lee, Wooil Kwon, Jin-Young Jang, Joon Seong Park

“…<b>Method</b>: A total of 536 patients who underwent curative intent surgery between 2010 and 2019 were included in the study. …”
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Integrating genetics and transcriptomics to characterize shared mechanisms in digestive diseases and psychiatric disorders by Huanxin Ding, Yue Jiang, Qing Sun, Yingchao Song, Shuohui Dong, Qian Xu, Linzehao Li, Chuxuan Liu, Bingjun Li, Hengxuan Jiang, Bichen Peng, Shi Peng, Chumeng Zhang, Jiankang Zhu, Mingwei Zhong, Guangyong Zhang, Xiao Chang

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Increasing incidences and changes in treatment trends of clavicle fractures in adults during 2 decades in Denmark: a nationwide study on data from the Danish National Patient Regis... by Ida Tryggedsson, Bjarke Viberg, Per Hviid Gundtoft, Ilija Ban, Søren Overgaard, Tazio Maleitzke, Arvind von Keudell

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Exploring nutraceutical approaches linking metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment by Rebecca Sonnino, Gea Ciccarelli, Simona Moffa, Laura Soldovieri, Gianfranco Di Giuseppe, Michela Brunetti, Francesca Cinti, Eleonora Di Piazza, Antonio Gasbarrini, Enrico C. Nista, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Andrea Giaccari, Teresa Mezza

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