« On est encore en vie, à la grande surprise de tout le monde… » L’expérience des personnes âgées trans vivant avec une démence dans une société âgiste, cisgenriste et cogniticiste... by Alexandre Baril, Marjorie Silverman

“…First, the findings show how cogniticism impacts the experience of gender identity and cisgenderism, for example through blocked surgeries, excessive gatekeeping, and not being taken seriously by practitioners. …”
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Emergent spinal pathologies in late-term pregnancy by Souvik Roy, Rida Mitha, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Rohit Prem Kumar, Vinay Jaikumar, Matthew Pease, Nima Alan, Alp Ozpinar, Eren Kuris, Alan H. Daniels, Thomas J. Buell, Robert F. Heary, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton

“…All three examples were managed with emergent surgeries with improvement of symptoms. (4) The potential spine trauma was managed nonoperatively. …”
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When Hysteroscopy is the only way out; a case series of endometrial osseous metaplasia by John Imaralu, Taiwo Solaja, Oluwole Ayegbusi, Olukemi Grillo, Remilekun Atunrase-Sotola, Theophilus Elejere

“…Case presentation: Five new cases of EOM were diagnosed within four years, giving an annual incidence of 5/101 (1.24%) of hysteroscopies and 5/583 (0.21%) of gynaecological surgeries. The patients’ mean age was 35.2 ± 10.0 years The diagnosis was made in all cases during evaluation for infertility with the duration of infertility ranging from 1-14 years. …”
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A Novel Approach to Augmenting Allograft Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Utilizing a Resorbable Type I Collagen Matrix with Platelet Rich Plasma by Sean Mc Millan, Danielle Thorn, Elizabeth Ford

“…Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is one of the most common lower extremity orthopedic surgeries performed in the United States. Annually, between 100,000 and 200,000 ACL tears affect 1 in 3,000 people. …”
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A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing keratoplasty in a tertiary care center by Nikhat Iqbal Tamboli, Rajesh S Joshi, Murtaza Hussain, Shilpa, Bilal Husain, Nikhil Nivritti Darade

“…Study Parameters: Indications, surgical procedures, and outcomes of all surgeries collected and studied. Main Outcomes: Graft survival and visual acuity. …”
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Possible Relation between Lack of Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Severe Endogenous Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…Vitrectomy was performed in all eyes, and 4 required multiple surgeries. During vitrectomy, PVD was absent in 8 eyes, 4 of which showed retinal necrosis. …”
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Surgical Outcome of Medial Rectus Resection in Recurrent Exotropia: A Novel Surgical Formula by Abbie Sheung-Wan Luk, Jason Cheuk-Sing Yam, Henry Hing-Wai Lau, Wilson Wai-Kuen Yip, Alvin Lerrmann Young

“…Forty-one consecutive patients with unilateral or bilateral MR muscle resection for recurrent exotropia after BLR muscle recession were included in this retrospective study. All surgeries were performed according to the formula: 1.0 mm MR muscle resection for every 5 prism dioptres (PD) of exotropia, with an addition of 0.5 mm to each MR muscle operated on. …”
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Disparity between High Satisfaction and Severe Pain in Patients after Caesarean Section: A Prospective Observational-Controlled Investigation by Thomas Hesse, Andreas Julich, James Paul, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Taras I. Usichenko

“…This was a prospective observational analysis in patients after CS in comparison with the patients of the same age, who underwent comparable abdominal gynaecological surgeries (GS group) at the university hospital. A standardised questionnaire including pain intensity on the Verbal Rating Scale (VRS-11), incidence of analgesia-related side effects, and incidence of pain interference with the items of quality of life and patients’ satisfaction with the treatment of POP was used. …”
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Post-surgical complications in patients operated of craniosynostosis. Five year study by Miguel Angel Cruz Díaz, Ángel Serafín Camacho Gómez, Carlos Javier Artiles Rivero, Ramón Sarduy Arana

“…Introduction: most corrective surgeries in patients with craniosynostosis are performed without major complications; Despite this, there are factors that negatively influence its correct evolution. …”
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Chili pepper consumption and duration of fissure symptoms onset are associated with perianal fistula development among patients with anal fissure: a case-control study by Khadije Gorgi, Zahra Ghanbarzadegan, Ali Reza Safarpour, Sara Shojaei-Zarghani, Seyed Vahid Hosseini

“…Methods Patients with fissure-associated fistulas were considered as case, and patients with anal fissure who were undergoing medical treatment without any previous anorectal surgeries were considered as control group. Data were collected through medical records or by directly contacting patients. …”
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Ethnicity Influences Corpus Callosum Dimensions by Hilda Nouri Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Mohsen Aarabi, Narges Mohammadi, Mohammad Jafar Golalipour

“…Corpus callosum (CC), the main white matter cable which connects two hemispheres of brain, is important in special procedures such as stereotaxic surgeries vary in size, in different populations. Determination of possible size differences in ethnical groups has special values. …”
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Er: YAG Laser Minimally Invasive Tooth Extraction by Wenjun Ouyang, Jiang Tao

“…Evaluation of the Hypothesis: The Er: YAG laser has demonstrated benefits in cutting efficiency, reducing bleeding, promoting healing, controlling inflammation, and alleviating pain in oral soft and hard tissue surgeries. A few studies have explored its use in severing the periodontal ligament near the tooth neck to assist in extractions. …”
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Secondary Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Plug due to Persistent Full-Thickness Macular Hole OCT-Angiography and Microperimetry Features: Case Series by Dominika Wrzesińska, Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Dominika Nowakowska, Mario Damiano Toro, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Michele Reibaldi, Teresio Avitabile, Robert Rejdak

“…Although the anatomical results of repeated surgeries of FTMH with ILM plug are favorable, visual function results may be limited. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children by Daniel Reyes Concepción, Margarita Gómez Martínez

“…<strong>Background</strong>: chronic adenoiditis, which causes the greater number of elective major surgeries in children, is a common disease in Cuba. …”
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Evaluation of Dentists' Awareness Level About Dental Implant Failures in Early Period by Burak Doğan, Osman Fatih Arpağ, Halil İbrahim Şik

“…Statistical analyzes were made with frequency analysis and Chi-square test.Results: Majority of the participants usually (68.4%) prescribe amoxicillin (postoperatively 1 g 2x1) to patients in implant surgeries. While the rate of those who thought that prophylactic antibiotic therapy was mostly and always effective in preventing early implant loss was 17.6%, this rate was 42.7% for postoperative antibiotherapy applications. …”
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Preliminary experience and learning curve of endoscopic nipple-areolar-complex sparing total mastectomy: A single-center retrospective study. by Da Young Yu, Tae Yul Lee, Duk Woo Kim, Young Woo Chang, Gil Soo Son, Hye Yoon Lee

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 56 surgeries from 53 patients were analyzed. The mean total operation time was 272.50±66.74 minutes while mean oncologic mastectomy was 155.61±43.21 minutes. …”
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An Institutional Experience of Hematoma Management after Head-and-neck Oncosurgeries by Rajendra Dhondge, Mohsina Hussain, Ahmer Arif A. Shaikh, Sirshendu Roy, Raj Nagarkar

“…Postoperative neck hematoma is one such potential and dreaded complication of head and neck surgeries leading to infection, airway obstruction, compression of the surrounding structures causing free flap failure or sometimes may even lead to death. …”
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Prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term and long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting by Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Arash Jalali, Zahra Karimi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Kimia Moradi, Mojgan Ghavami, Saeed Davoodi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Rasoul Aliannejad

“…Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common condition that complicates major surgeries like coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). …”
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Expression of Sclerostin in Osteoporotic Fracture Patients Is Associated with DNA Methylation in the CpG Island of the SOST Gene by Yanming Cao, Bin Wang, Ding Wang, Dongxiang Zhan, Caiyuan Mai, Peng Wang, Qiushi Wei, Yamei Liu, Haibin Wang, Wei He, Liangliang Xu

“…All femoral bone tissues were separated in surgeries. After extracting total RNA and protein, we checked the relative expression levels of SOST by quantitative real-time PCR and western blot. …”
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Exploring Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment With Combined Intravenous and Intra-articular Antibiotic Infusion by Wenbo Mu, MD, PhD, Boyong Xu, MD, Fei Wang, MD, Wentao Guo, MD, PhD, Xiaogang Zhang, MD, Li Cao, MD

“…Patients were treated for hip PJIs using debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention or single-stage revision surgeries. AKI was classified according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria. …”
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