Limited Vitrectomy versus Complete Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes: A Comparative Multicenter Trial by Matteo Forlini, Purva Date, Domenico D’Eliseo, Paolo Rossini, Adriana Bratu, Andrea Volinia, Giovanni Neri, Tommaso Verdina, Maria Rosaria Carbotti, Gian Maria Cavallini, Luigi Sborgia, Alessandra Galeone, Aurelio Imburgia, Alessandro Mularoni, Alessandro Meduri

“…Surgical time was significantly shorter in the limited vitrectomy group with 91% surgeries taking less than 1 hour compared to 71% in the complete vitrectomy group (p<0.001). …”
Get full text

Short-Term Effect of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion and Multiple Daily Injection in Perioperative Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Wei Song, Jianxuan Wen, Jinming Zhang, Meng Luo, Yue Hu, Yu Zhang, Guanjie Fan, Ling Zhao

“…T2DM patients (n=639) who underwent surgeries in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2009.01-2017.12) were included. …”
Get full text

Anthropometrics Analysis of Mental Foramen and Accessory Mental Foramen in Zambian Adult Human Mandibles by Balakrishnan Subramanian, Severine N. Anthony, Lumamba Mubbunu, Chitinti Hachombwa, Majuto S. Mlawa, Mudhihiri M. Majambo, Rajab M. Sasi

“…The clinical creditability of the study is cautioning the surgeons on possible variations of the MF and AMF anthropometrics compared to existing literature in order to avoid any unforeseen injury related to anaesthesia or dental surgeries. Further studies with large sample sizes representing whole country are recommended to establish the standard MF and AMF anthropometrics of Zambian population.…”
Get full text

Comparison of Functional Outcome of Total and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Using Computer-Assisted Patient-Specific Templating by Atef Mohamed Morsy, Emad Gaber Elbana, Ahmed Gaber Mostafa, Mark Ashraf Edward, Mahmoud A. Hafez

“…Background. Knee arthroplasty surgeries are in ever-increasing demand. With unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), patients may benefit from a higher range of flexion and a better Knee Society Score (KSS). …”
Get full text

Long-Term Intracranial Progression-Free Survival in Lung Cancer Brain Metastases Extended Beyond 50 Months with Gubenxiaoyi Formula (GBXY): A Groundbreaking Case Study by Zhengzheng Yang, Haiming Li, Lei Chen, Shujiao Li, Dong Chen, Taicheng Lu, Tongjing Ding, Ruiyang Han, Peiyu Cheng, Xiaomin Wang

“…Case presentation Here, we present a case of a middle-aged female with lung cancer BM, whose condition was assessed as progressive post-standard treatment including two local surgeries (both involving resection of cerebellar space-occupying lesions), stereotactic radiotherapy, chemotherapy and EGFR-TKIs. …”
Get full text

Managing Liver Cirrhosis: a Multidisciplinary Approach by V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, N. V. Korochanskaya, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, P. V. Markov, O. A. Usova, D. S. Murashko, V. Yu. Dyn'ko, A. Yu. Bukhtoyarov, M. A. Basenko

“…Endoscopic oesophageal variceal ligation was performed in 832 patients, with total 1149 surgeries and 1 to 8 banding repeats per individual. …”
Get full text

Morphometric Assessment of the Piriform Aperture and Its Clinical and Forensic Applications by Beryl Shitandi Ominde, Joyce Ekeme Ikubor, Jennifer Efe Jaiyeoba-Ojigho, Orovwoghene Faithful Omoro, Patrick Sunday Igbigbi

“…Its variations are useful in forensic identification and reconstructive surgeries of the face. This study aimed at determining the PA’s dimensions and their accuracy in sex determination. …”
Get full text

Diabetes Remission after Nonsurgical Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Adham Mottalib, Mahmoud Sakr, Mohamed Shehabeldin, Osama Hamdy

“…Partial or complete remission from type 2 diabetes was recently observed after bariatric surgeries. Limited data is available about the possibility of inducing diabetes remission through intensive weight reduction. …”
Get full text

Comparison of Once- with Twice-Daily Dosing of Fluticasone Propionate in Mild and Moderate Asthma by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Robert L Cowie, Roberto Dal Negro, Wade Brett, Milton Gold, Agostinho Marques, William S Thorburn, Nate M Stepner, Reid Bobson

Get full text

Specialty-specific Evaluation of Virtual care Outcomes: A retrospective QUality and safety analysis (S-EVOQUe). by Shawn Mondoux, Frank Battaglia, Anastasia Gayowsky, Natasha Clayton, Cailin Langmann, Paul Miller, Alim Pardhan, Julie Mathews, Alex Drossos, Keerat Grewal

“…We assessed short-term patient outcomes at 7 and 30 days, including subsequent visits, hospital and ICU admissions, surgeries, and mortality and compared them using multivariate logistic regression. …”
Get full text

Outcomes Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Severe Ocular Trauma by Natalia K. Bober, Neruban Kumaran, Tom H. Williamson

“…Data were collected on age, gender, initial and final visual acuity (LogMAR), mode of injury, type of injury, number of surgeries performed, follow-up duration, type of tamponade, presence of phthisis, and retinal detachment. …”
Get full text

Five Years Pathological Evaluation of Corneal Regrafts: A Study from Southern Iran by Masoomeh Eghtedari, Mahmood Kamalzadeh, Masoud Yasemi, Hossein Movahedan, Mohammad Javad Ashraf

“…Demographic data including age, area of residence, primary disease, type of graft, cause of regraft, interval between primary and subsequent grafts (IPSG), associated eye diseases or surgeries, and systemic diseases were recorded. Also, microscopic findings of corneas were reviewed. …”
Get full text

Comparison of ropivacaine with ropivacaine–dexamethasone combination for postoperative analgesia in the pectoral nerve block for modified radical mastectomy: A randomized clinical... by Veena Mathur, Brijesh Kumari, Anand Kumar Verma, Arvind Khare, Deepak Kumar Garg

“…Background and Aims: The pectoral nerve block types I and II are novel techniques to provide analgesia for modified radical mastectomy (MRM) surgeries performed under general anesthesia. The primary objective of this study was to compare the duration of effective analgesia, and the secondary objectives were to evaluate the total amount of rescue analgesics in 24 h, hemodynamic changes, and postoperative adverse effects. …”
Get full text

Therapeutic delivery of oxygen using artificial oxygen carriers demonstrates the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases by Nijaya Mohanto, Himangsu Mondal, Young-Joon Park, Jun-Pil Jee

“…Even though numerous challenges are encountered in the development of artificial oxygen carriers, their applicability extends to various medical treatments, encompassing elective and cardiovascular surgeries, hemorrhagic shock, decompression illness, acute stroke, myocardial infarction, sickle cell crisis, and proficient addressing conditions such as cerebral hypoxia. …”
Get full text

Diagnosing Oncocytoma by Core Needle Biopsy: A Single-Center Experience by Chen Mayer, Yasmin Abu-Ghanem, Zohar A. Dotan, Iris Barshack, Eddie Fridman

“…The use of percutaneous biopsies to reach this diagnosis could save patients more extensive surgeries.…”
Get full text

Intracranial Pathologies and Endocrine Results: Single Pediatric Endocrinology Center Experience by Ülkü Gül Şiraz

“…In pituitary hormone deficiencies, the size and location of the pituitary gland may be normal, as well as one or more hormone effects may be observed after hypoplasia, partial empty sella, ectopic neurohypophysis, Rathke's cleft cyst, adenomas and other pituitary masses or surgeries. In early puberty, the pituitary dimensions are usually increased, rarely hypoplasia and rathke cleft cyst are seen as MRI findings. …”
Get full text

Total knee arthroplasty following previous hardware implantation: do hardware removal strategies influence periprosthetic joint infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Domenico De Mauro, Chiara Comisi, Enrico Festa, Tiziana Ascione, Massimo Mariconda, Giovanni Balato

“…Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients who underwent previous knee surgeries can be a challenging procedure both technically and for the complication rate. …”
Get full text

Risk Factors for Amputation in the Surgical Treatment of Hemophilic Osteoarthropathy: A 20-Year Single-Center Report by Yiming Xu, Bin Feng, Wei Zhu, Yingjie Wang, Xisheng Weng

“…We retrospectively reviewed the records of hemophilic patients received surgeries at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between 2000 and 2020. …”
Get full text

Heterotaxy syndrome, dextrocardia, ureteropelvic obstruction, endometriosis, and pulmonary hypertension in an adult with congenital heart defects: a case report by Ahmad Al-Bitar, Mhd Ammar Zalzaleh, Hussien Al Helbawi, Mohammad Hossein Morteza

“…The patient’s cardiac condition, including cyanosis and related complications, was discussed along with her past surgeries and diagnostic findings related to her cardiovascular health. …”
Get full text

Comparative effectiveness of anterior and posterior approaches for interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Luis Eduardo Ciconini, Theodoro Beck, Catreen Abouelsaad, Karandip Bains, Mauren F. Carbonar

“…Introduction: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Blocks (ISBPB) are highly effective forms of anesthesia for surgeries involving the upper arm, shoulder, and neck. …”
Get full text